This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Parents’ deeply held religious or philosophical beliefs can lead to unvaccinated children. The authors discuss a new proposal to reduce vaccine exemptions while also respecting freedom…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Countries are investing more money in global health causes, mainly, in order to battle the world’s deadliest diseases. • Will we see this investment continue to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Morgan Gstalter reports that Washington has declared a public health emergency in light of a measles outbreak in a community with a large anti-vaccination movement. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Environmental correspondent Fiona Harvey at The Guardian discusses the reasons, fear, and potential solutions behind newly found antibiotic resistant genes in the Arctic. • This discovery in…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The webinar discusses how scientists’ understanding of Alzheimer’s has changed and what this means for finding solutions in the future. • How can funders get involved in…
Giving Compass’ Take: · In this video, a panel of senior leaders from the Milken Institute discuss the advances made in cancer research and treatment and the challenges we still face…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Seattle’s successful Fred Hutch Bone Marrow Transplant Program is being recognized again nationally for outperforming the expected one-year survival rates. · What are the major risks and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Culinary leader, Paula Wolfert, was diagnosed with dementia five years ago and has since then undergone a self-developed treatment regimen, putting food at the center of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Local organizations are utilizing innovative program interventions in the place of affordable healthcare to address the growing rate of Alzheimer’s prevalent in rural communities. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) details a new project called The R for Epis (R4Epis) initiative that’s aiming to save epidemiologists time in a crisis. • R4Epis uses…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Saschveen Singh discusses the severity of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and explains how medics are staying safe in the “red zone” in the treatment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What Is Misophonia? Misophonia is a condition in which specific sensory sensations, such as a particular sound, lead to a strong physical and emotional response. The stimuli causing the response…