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Save the Children Dec 30, 2019Giving 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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Fast Company Dec 28, 2019Giving 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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Click here for more.U.S. Raises Age to Buy Tobacco, Vaping Products to 21
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Dec 27, 2019Giving 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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Futurity Dec 25, 2019Giving 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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Click here for more.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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Click here for more.How Investigating Deaths Could Help Put an End to High Maternal Mortality in Sierra Leone
Global Citizen Dec 24, 2019Giving 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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Click here for more.These Are the Women Lighting Up Clinics in Sierra Leone With Solar Power
Global Citizen Dec 23, 2019Giving 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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Click here for more.Cheaper Bacteria Detection Could Fight Food Poisoning
Futurity Dec 22, 2019Giving 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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Global Citizen Dec 22, 2019Giving 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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Click here for more.Changing Health by Changing the Community
LISC Dec 19, 2019Giving 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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Click here for more.What Will the Opioid Crisis Look Like in Five Years?
RAND Corporation Dec 18, 2019Giving 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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