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Coronavirus Testing Goes Mobile in Seattle

Wudan Yan

March 13, 2020 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In early January, doctors at UW Medical Center began preparing for a coronavirus outbreak by transforming a research lab into a screening center for coronavirus that delivers results within a day. Now, coupled with a mobile clinic that allows for people to be tested from within the confines of their cars, the city has been able to test a large volume of people more safely than if they were being tested from within a hospital.

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Confronting a Pandemic

Michael Barbaro

March 12, 2020 |

The New York Times |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: China

The United States and Italy have been playing catch up in the mitigation of the coronavirus pandemic and were resistant to implementing social distancing, while other countries took more aggressive approaches. Now both countries are looking to China and South Korea to learn how sweeping actions and industrialized scaling of measures such as fever clinics, temperature check points, portable CAT scanning, and social isolation, have helped to contain the pandemic.

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This chart of the 1918 Spanish flu shows why social distancing works

Michael J. Coren

March 11, 2020 |

Quartz |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

As coronavirus continues to spread around the world, social distancing is being implemented due to its proven success with helping to drastically slow the spread of the Spanish flu in St. Louis Missouri. In a comparison of St. Louis and Philadelphia – a city that did not institute social distancing practices – limiting the time in public spaces helped to keep per capita flu-related deaths in St. Louis "to less than half of those in Philadelphia."

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What Singapore's coronavirus tactics can and can't teach world

Kentaro Iwamoto

March 08, 2020 |

Nikkei Asian Review |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Singapore

Although many hesitate to applaud Singapore's efforts in containing the coronavirus pandemic due to the aggressive measures taken, the country's methodology has shown success. Based on "scientific knowledge, empirical data and medical research," the country has implemented measures such as contact tracing, stay-home orders, hygiene campaigns, and monetary bonuses for health care workers, all of which work to slow the spread of the virus.

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Stemming the tide

Jessianne Castle

March 04, 2020 |

Explore Big Sky |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montana

As a neurological disorder known as chronic wasting disease spreads among wildlife herds like deer and elk in Montana, the state is trying to increase testing of the fatal disease and understand if it can be transmitted to humans. By learning from the failures in Wyoming, a state agency offered free statewide testing to hunters resulting in new positives in areas that they might have missed, which will help them track how the disease spreads across the landscape.

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When a Medical Diagnosis is Complex, A Navigator Who Looks Like the Patient Can Make All the Difference

Taylor Sisk

March 04, 2020 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Patient navigation, which uses community members as health care informants, is helping to break down social and cultural barriers to accessing care in a community in North Carolina. The navigators are "population-focused," meaning they work in the communities they are passionate about and can relate to in order "to provide culturally appropriate assistance." Since the implementation of the program, doctors at Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center have reported that more patients are seeking care proactively.

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Is South Korea's approach to containing coronavirus a model for the rest of the world?

Jason Strother

March 03, 2020 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

In order to effectively manage the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, government officials have stepped in by increasing transparency, subsidizing home medical equipment such as face masks, and rapidly distributing testing kits. The efforts have resulted in many more people already being tested than anticipated and behavioral changes taking effect within the population.

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A new kind of chemistry: Why science is rethinking the humble bed net

Melody Schreiber Laura López González

February 27, 2020 |

Bhekisisa |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Mosquito nets in Rwanda and other regions are getting undergoing a change due to mosquitos increasingly showing resistance to the usual chemicals sprayed on them. The new nets, currently being piloted throuhgout other regions, are so far showing a higher tolerance to being washed and are routinely repelling more mosquitos than the previous model which only used one chemical, whereas these use a combination.

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A parent's place? Meet the women fighting for space at SA's rural hospitals

Joan van Dyk

February 26, 2020 |

Bhekisisa |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Madwaleni

In the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa, a hospital has transformed their model of care for children with cerebral palsy to better serve the entire family. Offering weeklong stays, the hospital offers physical therapy for the children and emotional and educational support to the mothers of the children. Although this kind of care comes at a financial cost for the hospital, the results have indicated positive outcomes for both the child and moms. Additionally, the hospital staff has also trained the moms to act as community workers, helping to better increase awareness and access to services.

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Repurposing Drugs to Fight Cancer

Sophie Cousins

February 25, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Studies have shown that some medications prescribed to help treat one ailment can also be used in combination with other drug therapies to treat additional or separate illnesses. Although there are barriers to enacting drug repurposing clinical trials, medical experts say that the benefit of using existing drugs is undoubtedly more efficient and "off-label prescribing is entirely legal."

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