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Syria's War on Doctors

Ben Taub

June 27, 2016 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Syria, Aleppo

In Syria, medical personnel are at risk of death as hospitals are frequent targets of bombing. With few medical specialists treating an assortment of injuries and diseases under the most dangerous circumstances, doctors began an underground network. This network installs cameras in hospital rooms to send pictures over mobile media to doctors abroad, doctors working on-site change their names, and animal waste powers the operations.

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Malaria scheme cuts child deaths during Sahel's rainy season

Clár Ní Chonghaile

June 24, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Chad

Malaria vaccine distribution systems in Africa's Sahel region are facing bottleneck in their supply chains, but are working to get help from the government and to piggyback on other aid systems.

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HIV-prevention pill: The deeply personal journey of a male sex worker in Kenya

Kiundu Waweru

June 20, 2016 |

Bhekisisa |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

For sex workers or other vulnerable populations, they are at a high risk to be exposed to HIV. Truvada is an HIV prevention pill that is currently being tested and could help protect individuals from this disease.

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Finding Health Care in the Desert

Deborah Fallows

June 13, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Ajo, Arizona

In remote Ajo, Arizona, the Desert Senita Health Center acts as the region’s on-stop shop health clinic as well as the community's health advocate. From providing medical care to implementing tactics to break the community's involvement with abuse of drugs, alcohol and violence, the Senita Health Center relies on community support, federal funding and a host of outreach programs.

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Pathways to Peace: Philadelphia's Healing Hurt People helps violence victims recover

Brie Zeltner

June 07, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Healing Hurt People program, or HHP, is an ER-based violence intervention program that works on the public health-based notion that violence - like other diseases that spread - can be prevented. It targets services to those at highest risk, patients like those in Philadelphia, who are being treated for violent injuries in the city's emergency rooms. Unlike other programs, it recognizes and attempts to heal the underlying emotional trauma that results from, and often predates, violent injury.

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Eradicating hepatitis C is within reach

Lindsey Anderson

May 16, 2016 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

Hepatitis C is a deadly disease that has yet to be eradicated in the United States (and worldwide). Organizations in El Paso and across the country are working to get people tested and treated for the virus.

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You told us these 99 ideas to help stop more drug overdose deaths

Erin Rhoda

May 16, 2016 |

Bangor Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Bangor, Maine

The opioid epidemic continues to be a public concern and the One Life Project is hoping to help bring people together to develop solutions. At an open One Life event attendees wrote down 99 ideas and are now asking for information to add to the chart on who is working on what solution and where.

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Telemedicine brings doctors to Indian Health hospitals with recruitment challenges

Jayme Fraser

May 08, 2016 |

The Billings Gazette |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lame Deer, Montana

Lame Deer Health Center in Montana is the first Indian Health Service facility to use telemedicine in its emergency room and clinics. The rooms are equipped with cameras and television monitors and a button that can call specialists or support staff from all over the country. Patients at this facility are now able to see medical specialists or have their cases evaluated by specialists from their rooms, providing more comprehensive healthcare to patients in a rural setting.

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Autism Research's Overlooked Racial Bias

Amy Yee

May 05, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Despite popular belief, white kids aren't the only ones on the spectrum of autism research. In an effort to bridge these gaps, many research teams are reaching out to minority groups in ways that are more attuned to culture, language, and community.

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Shelters, Clinics Work Together to Help Domestic Violence Victims

Lily Dayton

May 02, 2016 |

California Health Report |

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Response Location: United States, San Luis Obispo, California

Domestic violence victims often suffer in silence and do not have encouragement to find help. San Luis Obispo in California has created a program RISE that trains primary care physicians to identify signs of domestic abuse and collaborates with clinics to treat and rehabilitate victims. The Affordable Care Act provides coverage for domestic violence screenings, offering financial incentives to help get victims the help that they need.

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