This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Urban Institute analyzes how housing code enforcement can reinforce racial and income inequality, and offers proactive solutions. • How can communities find a balance between public health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers report on a new deep-tissue imaging technique can see beneath the skin of living subjects to illuminate buried tumors with unparalleled clarity. • How can funders work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen highlights Charlot Magayi, who through her activism and organization is helping supply African’s with affordable cookstoves that reduce toxic emissions and decrease the risk…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A poll found that people over fifty would be hesitant to use telemedicine to receive care, presenting a problem for advocates of the practice. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Despite there being more individuals over the age of 60 than under the age of five, less than one percent of philanthropic funding goes to causes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States is in the midst of a profound change in demography and longevity that has been predicted for decades. In 2018, new census population projections highlighted what some…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Futurity reports on an electronic tool called MedSafer that could help doctors and pharmacists reduce medication overload among elderly patients. • How can funders help replicate or expand…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Australian Medical Association joins the British and American Medical Associations in declaring climate change as a health emergency. This announcement comes after major studies reveal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Causeartist highlights Arunachalam Murugantham, an entrepreneur from India who is giving millions of Indian women access to menstrual hygiene and sustainable employment. • Would free supplies and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There are several barriers for veterans to receive high-quality mental health care, but research from RAND shows that it will tremendously improve their quality of life. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers from the Clinical Science and Engineering Research Lab at Binghamton University study how low blood pressure can potentially lead to dementia. • Low blood pressure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers report on a new test that can detect opioids in a person’s breath which could be useful in caring for chronic pain patients as well as for checking for…