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    How Habits Shape Who We Are — And Who We Become

    NPR Dec 31, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast from NRP, how habits shape the course of our lives and how we can use them to make a change, is discussed.  • What…

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    Affordable and High-impact Healthcare Practices

    Save the Children Dec 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Bold Action to Stop Infections in Clinical Settings (BASICS) is a series of affordable interventions that help prevent infections and have positive economic impacts on local…

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    How Pop Culture Has Made an Impact on the Fight Against HIV

    Fast Company Dec 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a study conducted by the World Bank, MTV’s show ‘Shuga’ is having a positive affect on its viewers, with fans twice as likely to…

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    U.S. Raises Age to Buy Tobacco, Vaping Products to 21

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Dec 27, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Susan Keown reports that advocates are hailing the decision to raise the age to buy tobacco and vaping products to 21 as a health victory.  • How…

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    First Flu Virus Sets Stage for How Well We Fight it Later On

    Futurity Dec 25, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study shows that how successfully we fend off the flu virus depends not only on its notorious ability to change with the season but…

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    Finding a Solution for the Opioid Crisis and Pain

    The Hill

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rachel Roubein highlights an effort to curb the opioid crisis without denying pain patients care.  • How have the nuances of the issue been lost in…

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    How Investigating Deaths Could Help Put an End to High Maternal Mortality in Sierra Leone

    Global Citizen Dec 24, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Health workers in Sierra Leone speak to Global Citizen about the country’s high maternal mortality. • How can maternal health be looked at more closely, and how can…

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    These Are the Women Lighting Up Clinics in Sierra Leone With Solar Power

    Global Citizen Dec 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jacky Habib reports on the Barefoot Women Solar Engineers Association of Sierra Leone, a group of women who are helping provide solar power to health clinics across the…

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    Cheaper Bacteria Detection Could Fight Food Poisoning

    Futurity Dec 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · A new method of becteria detection called ON-rep-seq could be helpful in identifying food poisoning at about 200 times less than traditional methods.  · How can this…

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    Low-Income Countries Now Have Access to Affordable Life-Saving Breast Cancer Drug

    Global Citizen Dec 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · The World Health Organization recently approved its first biosimilar of trastuzumab, a medicine used to treat about 20% of breast cancers. This stamp of approval from the…

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    Changing Health by Changing the Community

    LISC Dec 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Maurice A. Jones and Howard Kern from Sentara Healthcare discuss their plan to target social determinants that prohibit people from getting medical care in their community. • Why is…

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    What Will the Opioid Crisis Look Like in Five Years?

    RAND Corporation Dec 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jirka Taylor and Peter Reuter argue that the next stage of the fast-changing opioid crisis may well depend on how the illegal drug markets morph in the years…

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