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Annoyed by Robocalls? This One Can Save Lives

M. Sophia Newman

July 01, 2015 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Non-profit organization Reliefwatch is addressing supply chain breakdowns for developing world health clinics by sending them robocalls asking about procurement needs. The information updates a database in real time, allowing suppliers to get the drugs in the hands of the clinics in need and avoiding expiration of excess stock. “The whole idea in terms of the system is that the data goes up into a cloud system that can then be accessed by a manager, the supplier, whoever is relevant,” Yu says.

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The irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous

Gabrielle Glaser

April 01, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

For decades, the only good option for alcoholics seeking recovery was an abstinence-based 12-step program called Alcoholics Anonymous. John David Sinclair, an American neuroscientist, has developed a new method, where an alcoholic takes naltrexone one hour before drinking. The naltrexone blocks the brain's opioid receptors and prevents an alcoholics strong synaptic reward response from occurring, which allows their craving for alcohol to eventually subside.

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Recycling Unused Medicines to Save Money and Lives

David Bornstein

March 20, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

One in five seniors reports cutting back on basics like food or heat to afford prescription drugs - for many, cutting back on medicine led to faster health declines, increased hospitalizations and premature death. Sirum, a new nonprofit, was designed to make it easy for institutions to donate medicines with the assurance that they would be safely transported and dispensed to people who needed them.

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Scientists search Palau's coral reefs for new anti-cancer drugs

Ari Daniel Shapiro

February 24, 2014 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Palau

Often it is faster and easier to harvest molecules for medical purposes from nature than to make them in a laboratory. A scientist is looking for cancer-fighting molecules in coral and sponges in the tropical Pacific.

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In India, a Small Pill, With Positive Side Effects

Amy Yee

April 04, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

In the developing world, intestinal worms stunt physical and mental growth, drain energy, and can inhibit school work for children. Deworm the World is a global campaign that lobbied the Delhi government to regularly distribute deworming pills to school children. The benefits decrease student absenteeism and increase cost-saving measures.

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Drugs, Risk and the Myth of the ‘Evil' Addict

Maia Szalavitz

September 27, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

While critics argue that Naloxone isn't safe for over-the-counter use, some cities have found success distributing Naloxone to community members to help save lives of addicts who overdose. Naloxone can be administered to help those overdosing survive and jump-start the withdrawal process.

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A Trade Barrier to Defeating AIDS

Tina Rosenberg

July 26, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

One-pill-a-day generic AIDS drugs for poor countries are hard to make because each ingredient is patented by a different pharmaceutical company. The Patent Pool provides a way for companies to donate their intellectual property safely.

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Sharing Patents to Wipe Out AIDS

Tina Rosenberg

July 21, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Mateo, California

Once-a-day generic AIDS drugs for poor countries are hard to make because each ingredient is patented by a different pharmaceutical company. The Patent Pool provides a way for companies to donate their intellectual property safely.

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Helping New Drugs Out of Research's ‘Valley of Death'

David Bornstein

May 02, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Saratoga, California

Despite significant increases in funding and advances in biomedical research, the rates of new treatments and drugs for illnesses that reach the market every year have plummeted. A group called the Myelin Repair Foundation, along with several other foundations, uses an intensely goal-directed and collaborative method to tackle the bottleneck.

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