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    Connecting Engineering And Medicine To Accelerate Health Care Innovation

    The Conversation Dec 8, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Jeffrey W. Holmes, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine at the University of Virginia, explains that connecting engineering and medicine can accelerate innovations in health care. …

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    An Issue Americans Agree On: Investing in Public Health

    Governing Magazine Dec 7, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new national survey finds that Americans across political lines, geography, gender, race, income, and education all think that investing in public health is an important issue in…

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    Phishing Attacks Among Top Health Care Cyberthreat Trends for 2019

    Healthcare Informatics Magazine Dec 7, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • From phishing attacks to identify theft, Healthcare Informatics Magazine identifies several cybersecurity threats affecting the health care industry to look out for in 2019 — and how…

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    Figuring Out How to Clean Up Toxic Mining Waste With Microbes

    Massive Science Dec 7, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Acid mine waste has become a big concern — but cleaning up this type of pollution is not easy or cheap. As Massive Science reports, new biotechnology…

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    How Climate Change is Challenging American Health Care

    The Atlantic Dec 7, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A major report published predicts how climate change is degrading human health, and how it will alter our health care systems in the future. One estimate cited in…

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    This Teenager Is Encouraging Other Young People to Get Tested for HIV

    Global Citizen Dec 6, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen profiles Lihle Bhebhe, a teenager in South Africa diagnosed with HIV, who is starring in a series of 360-degree virtual reality films, created by…

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    Nonprofit’s Innovative Investing Helps Cure a Childhood Disease

    WeWork Dec 6, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • WeWork reports on a partnership aiming to help cure Epidermolysis bullosa (a debilitating childhood illness) through the mechanisms of venture philanthropy. • What can other venture philanthropists…

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    Carolina Panthers Tackle Player Mental Health

    ESPN Dec 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · According to David Newton at ESPN, the Carolina Panthers have hired a mental health clinician in hopes to address depression and anxiety in the NFL. · How…

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    Nonprofit Drugmaker Aims To Cure A Health Care System Ailment

    The Conversation Dec 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • At The Conversation, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University, discusses the work of Civica Rx, a nonprofit generic pharmaceutical…

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    Why Bigotry Is A Public Health Problem

    The Conversation Dec 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for The Conversation, psychiatry professor Ronald W. Pies explains the meaning of pathological bigotry and why it should be treated as a public health problem,…

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    The Healthcare Results of the 2018 Election

    The Conversation Dec 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Simon F. Haeder unpacks the healthcare results of the 2018 election, focusing on the Medicaid wins across the country.  • How can funders learn from the success and…

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    Physical Activity Guidelines

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dec 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides physical activity guidelines for every group in the U.S. to get and stay healthy.  • How can funders increase…

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