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    Bringing HIV/AIDS into Aging Services: Recommendations for Funders

    Grantmakers in Aging Sep 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers in Aging outlines opportunities for funders to expand HIV/AIDS in aging services to fill existing gaps.  • Which of these gaps are you positioned to…

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    Many Doctors Hold Back Health Advice for Cancer Survivors

    Futurity Sep 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • According to a new study highlighted by Futurity, physicians often fail to discuss healthy lifestyle changes with cancer survivors. • Why is this research important for the…

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    Unpacking Single-Disease Campaigns

    HistPhil Sep 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rachel Kahn Best explains why single-disease campaigns are popular and how they help to advance work on other causes.  • How can funders work to ensure the…

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    LGBT Women Fare Worst After Cancer

    Futurity Sep 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Colarossi reports that research has found that LGBT people – especially women – fare worse than their straight counterparts when it comes to cancer.  • How…

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    Better Communication Helps Cancer Patients

    Futurity Sep 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Futurity, Sharon Licqurish and Jon Emery share their research into how better communication between physicians and their patients helps improve care for those living with cancer.  ·…

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    New Ebola Treatment is Effective But Is Not a Cure

    Futurity Aug 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers explain how scientists developed the new treatment for the Ebola virus that is working effectively but cautions that it is not a cure for the…

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    Nanotech Injection Nabs Cancer Cells On The Run

    Futurity Aug 25, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found a way to use nanotech injections to target and kill cancer cells that escaped during surgeries. · How can donors support…

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    Scientists Have Breakthrough With Ebola Virus Drugs

    BBC Aug 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Recently, four new drugs were tested in the Democratic Republic of Congo to treat the Ebola virus. After the trials, scientists found that more than 90…

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    The Success of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative

    Global Citizen Aug 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jackie Marchildon and Pia Gralki discuss the success of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative: the 99.9% eradication of polio. • How can this success be replicated for other…

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    Remembering the “Forgotten Disease”

    The Telegraph Aug 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Laud Anthony Basing, a biomedical engineering research graduate at Purdue University, has developed a rapid diagnostic saliva swab test to identify yaws, an often overlook neglected tropical disease.…

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    Could a Vaccine Extinguish Inflammation—and Depression?

    Global Health NOW Aug 17, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Health NOW addresses the dangerous relationship between chronic inflammation and depression and the development of an immunization from bacteria that has the potential to help. …

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    Ending Open Defecation in Afghanistan

    UNICEF

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Toby Fricker discusses the importance of ending open defecation in Afghanistan and how culturally appropriate strategies can make it happen.  • Will these techniques work in other places?…

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