Missing a doctor's appointment has a significant cost. Hospitals lose money and doctors lose time that they could be using to attend to other patients. Dr. Alex King believes that through testing and then implementing certain behavioral nudges, hospitals will stop losing as much money and patients will benefit from a better experience.
Read MoreGrad students in the Bay Area concerned about the impacts of the coronavirus created a platform that matches at-risk residents with low-risk residents to deliver necessities like groceries and prescriptions. The group is partnering not only with large grocery stores but also with those smaller shops struggling to stay afloat.
Read MoreWith a crisis as ubiquitous as the COVID-19 pandemic, silver bullets simply do not exist. Fortunately, many grassroots initiatives have sprung up around the United States, like Pass the Lettuce, which encourages people to donate their stimulus checks if they are able, the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which provides relief to domestic workers forced to stay home, and the Sex Worker Relief Fund, which gives aid to sex workers who are outside of the system.
Read MoreTres iniciativas digitales de "telemedicina" han brindado atención médica gratuita a más de 70,000 venezolanos durante la crisis de COVID-19, en un país donde el 70% de los hospitales reciben servicio de agua solo dos veces por semana, y donde el 96% de la población informa que tiene problemas con el servicio de agua. El artículo explora cómo funcionan como una solución digital en medio de la pandemia.
Read More공공기관들도 지역사회의 코로나19 위기 극복 행렬에 동참하고 있습니다. 해양환경공단은 화훼소비 촉진을 위한 '플라워 버킷 챌린지'를, 한국수력원자력은 기업은행과 협력해 대출기금을 조성하는 등 상생의 움직임들이 주목받고 있습니다.
Read More서울의 한 방역업체는 골목의 식당들을 찾아다니며 무료로 코로나19 예방 소독을, 한 프랜차이즈 본사는 최대 1,600만원의 월세 지원금을 제공하는 등, 힘을 모아 위기를 극복하기 위한 운동들이 눈에 띕니다.
Read MoreA reportagem é sobre audiodescrição no momento do parto para auxiliar pais cegos. A ação contribui para a acessibilidade de deficientes visuais.
Read MoreA reportagem é sobre como o Uruguai conseguiu ter o melhor resultado de enfrentamento contra a pandemia de Covid-19 na América Latina. Mostra que a estabilidade política, valorização da ciência e rastreamento de casos foram algumas das ações efetivas.
Read MoreVom Einzelnen bis zum Unternehme, Corona trifft alle. Vier Beispiele zeigen, wie Solidarität und Unterstützung dabei helfen, durch die Krise zu kommen.
Read MoreUna organización que daba atención psicológica a niños y adolescentes de su comunidad decide redirigir el recurso hacia la atención de las personas adultas que sufren de ansiedad, estrés y disturbios del sueño, causadas por los efectos de la pandemia por COVID-19, en especial el desempleo.
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