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A transformative practice in Mongolia is helping people die with grace and dignity

Andrew North

April 06, 2017 |

Quartz |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia, under the influence of Dr. Odontuya Davaasuren, has become very advanced in its palliative care. Patients are given full information about their diagnosis, are provided with the proper pain medications, families are involved and guided and spiritual considerations are included creating a better system of care.

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As the U.S. Wrests Greater Control Over HIV, What's the Key to Success?

Benjamin Ryan

April 05, 2017 |

POZ Magazine |

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Response Location: United States

As HIV rates rise, various states within the United States are working to address underlying issues that contribute to this increase by improving surveillance methods. Based on the premise that better record-keeping will lead to better solutions, some cities are already seeing success in reducing rates because they’re better able to target specific populations and communities.

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What can the UK learn from Finland's approach to mental health?

Sarah Johnson

April 05, 2017 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Finland

Finland’s Mental Health Hub is an online resource that provides tools to manage stress, depression, and substance dependency as well as therapy with a diagnosis. The resource has helped treat low acuity mental health issues by providing greater access without an increase in cost.

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How an obscure Obamacare provision is quietly saving lives, and money, in Missouri

Sheree Crute

March 01, 2017 |

Washington Monthly |

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Response Location: United States, St. Charles, Missouri

Crider Health Center was having trouble coordinating the communication between psychiatry and primary care physicians. In 2012, under the Affordable Care Act, Crider and dozens of other mental health centers in the state of Missouri, received federal funds to pilot “integrated care” for Medicaid recipients as part of the new public policy. The funds have enabled social service agencies to work together with hospitals and mental health centers so that patients receive cost-saving, comprehensive care.

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How to Fight a Soaring Drug Price: Innovate

Shefali Luthra

February 28, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Milbridge, Maine

Throughout the country, issues of health care exclusivity and rising drug prices are being addressed with creative solutions. Innovating new medicines and medicine deliver systems, such as an alternative EpiPen, is proving to be a helpful way to work around these surging prices.

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In rural India, MIT grads aim to improve access to sanitary pads for women

Kristi Eaton

February 23, 2017 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: India, Dumandih, Jharkhand

For women in rural parts of India, it is common to not be taught about the role menstruation plays due to the stigma that surrounds the topic. To bring both a better understanding and better hygienic practices to these areas, a startup has started using "locally-sourced banana fiber to create biodegradable sanitary napkins, which degrade faster if buried and don’t have to be burned" with the goal of increasing access.

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Sometimes, It Does Hurt To Ask

Caitlin Cruz

January 31, 2017 |

Digg |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Transgender people are using crowdfunding sites to raise money to pay for gender confirmation surgeries. “"It was such a surreal feeling. I was looking at the number in my PayPal," Moog says. It didn't quite sink in that the surgery was now entirely possible.” Foundations like the Jim Collins Foundation also help cover the costs of surgery. In 2017 the Jim Collins Foundation awarded 13 grants for gender confirmation surgery.

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A Fix for Gender Bias in Health Care? Check

Jessica Nordell

January 11, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

At Johns Hopkins, implicit gender bias was recognized as one of the main reasons for unequal diagnosis and treatment of preventable blood clots. A blood clot prevention checklist was created to disrupt this bias, both by dissagregating decisions as well as reducing intervention of human judgement.

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A Bipartisan Reason to Save Obamacare

Tina Rosenberg

January 04, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

The Affordable Care Act has been one of the most contentious policies in recent history, with widespread disagreement between political parties. While it is typically viewed as a partisan issue, this article recognizes benefits that defy party lines, mainly in regards to the Act's attempts to increase innovation across the US Medical Industry, facilitating a value-based care model.

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This country has only 10 psychiatrists. That's where 'professional grandmothers' come in.

James Gaines

December 29, 2016 |

Upworthy |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, a country of 15 million people, there are only around 10 psychiatrists. The Friendship Bench Project trained local older women in problem-solving therapy to be community health care workers. By increasing access to this service of listening and personal advising, the “grandmothers” are defusing the depression in individuals who visit with them on a Friendship Bench.

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