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    Systemic Innovation that Drives Rare Disease Research Can Benefit Everyone

    Milken Institute Feb 24, 2023

    “Alone we are rare, together we are strong.” – NORD motto There are approximately 7,000 rare diseases that in aggregate affect 5% of the worldwide population. Rare diseases seem a…

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  • How to Bolster Student-centered Experiences in Higher Education

    Higher Education Dive Feb 24, 2023

    COVID-19 has made it clear to higher education institutions that it’s time to take an innovative approach to the way things have always been done. But in the midst of fluctuating…

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  • How AI and Electronic Records Can Help Predict Babies’ Health Risks

    Futurity Feb 24, 2023

    Health records from mothers and their newborns can help predict how premature babies will fare in their first two months of life.

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  • The Overview of the Global Fight to End Cholera

    Global Citizen Feb 22, 2023

    Cholera cases are increasing around the world, and countries like Malawi, Syria, and Pakistan are seeing the worst of it amid a global vaccine shortage.

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  • Train Derailments Get More Headlines, but Truck Crashes Involving Hazardous Chemicals are More Frequent and Deadly in US

    The Conversation Feb 22, 2023

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is looking into new rules for trains. Trucks, however, are involved in thousands more hazmat incidents every year in the US.

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  • The Long and Arduous Impact of COVID-19 on Young People

    Vox Feb 22, 2023

    The pandemic took young people’s present. What will it do to their future?

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  • LA Students Could Soon Access Free Teletherapy

    The 74 Feb 21, 2023

    New partnership between Hazel Health and Los Angeles County Office of Education opens door for short-term mental health support at no cost to families…

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  • Pregnancy Postpartum Deaths Increased During COVID

    Futurity Feb 20, 2023

    Deaths during pregnancy and postpartum increased 35% early in the pandemic.”We suspect these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg…”…

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  • EMT Shortages in Rural Areas Are Becoming A Concern

    The Rural Blog Feb 19, 2023

    Glidden Ambulance provides emergency medical services to four northern Wisconsin towns. (Photo by Danielle Kaeding,WPR) Calling 911? You ex…

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  • Why Corporate Sustainability Teams Should Care About Reproductive Rights

    GreenBiz Feb 18, 2023

    The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to set aside the constitutional right to an abortion has sparked a global debate about the role and value of reproductive rights — and about…

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  • How Vinyl Chloride, the Chemical in the Ohio Train Derailment, Can Damage Your Liver

    The Conversation Feb 18, 2023

    Vinyl chloride dilutes fairly quickly in outside air and water. One concern for lingering exposure from the derailment involves private wells.

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  • The Impact of Climate Change on Bird Flu Transmission

    Grist Feb 18, 2023

    The virus has moved outside the bounds of its typical seasons, which coincide with birds’ spring and fall migrations.

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