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Doctor smartphone and other tales from the bedroom

Innocent Eteng

June 26, 2019 |

Bhekisisa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Teenagers and young adults across Africa are using myPaddi, an app that allows the user to ask medical questions from the privacy of their own home. Eliminating stigma as well as information that is often derived from a religious or cultural angle, the app is helping bridge the gap between patient and doctor.

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California Tests a Digital ‘Fire Alarm' for Mental Distress

Benedict Carey

June 17, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In a statewide, multi-business effort, California is working to identify a way to use technology to intervene in mental crises through the use of psychiatric apps. Acting as an early warning system, the piloting of these apps has allowed for collaboration between state officials, the app engineers and the users themselves.

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Everyone Knows the Benefits of Meal-Sharing. Here's How to Actually Do It

Yasmeen Wafai

June 06, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

As family and community style dinners become increasingly less commonplace, studies are showing that communication, academics and nutrition may suffer, but The Family Dinner Project is working to change this by offering a toolkit to make group dinners easier. The resources offered in the toolkit include "games to play at the table, conversation starters, and tips to prevent conflict," all with the goal of creating community around the dinners again.

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Online learning is helping to solve Namibia's HIV doctor shortage

Amelia Axelsen

May 23, 2019 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Namibia

Providing access to international networks of expertise can improve the quality of healthcare available to those living in rural and remote areas. Project ECHO, an initiative based in New Mexico, has partnered with the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services to provide rural health care workers, doctors, and nurses with video-teleconferences with HIV specialists. The program helps to bridge knowledge gaps by providing access to an international network of specialists and resources for continuous leaning.

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Yoga class while waiting for refills? CVS tests new “health hubs”

Rina Raphael

May 04, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

CVS is expanding their coverage from beyond just selling medical supplies to also offering on-site medical assessments as well as nutrition and wellness classes to address a growing population of people that don't have a primary care doctor. “We refer to this care concierge as the Geek Squad for healthcare,” jokes Kevin Hourican, president of CVS Pharmacy.

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How drones are delivering lifesaving medical supplies in Rwanda

Fred de Sam Lazaro

April 16, 2019 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

Drone-powered medical deliveries are no longer a concept of the future, thanks to Zipline, a California-based start-up that is delivering medical supplies to rural hospitals in Rwanda. While the drones are limited to carrying less than four pounds and dropping the supplies by parachute, this technology is allowing faster delivery and better access to care across the nation.

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Appy day: could we fix our mental health on our phone?

Ammar Kalia

March 27, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

Seeking treatment for mental health concerns is often associated with a stigmatized perspective, but thanks to technological advancements, the use of mental health apps has helped reduce this viewpoint. Although the apps come with many limitations and aren't a replacement for professional treatment, they do act as an additional resource for those that aren't yet ready to seek in-person options.

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If you die early, how will your children remember you?

Dougal Shaw

March 05, 2019 |

BBC |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada

Experiencing the death of a parent is oftentimes extremely traumatic, but an app created by a woman who personally experienced this type of loss, aims to bring some sense of help and closure for family members. Implementing a simple design and based on question prompts, the app known as RecordMeNow has been widely used and shown to specifically impact those diagnosed with terminal cancer as well as Motor Neurone Disease.

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Telemedicine May Provide Rural Abuse-Counseling Solution

Mary Meehan

March 04, 2019 |

West Virginia Public Broadcasting |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

In rural parts of Wyoming, many people have trouble accessing mental health care resources, but telemedicine is changing that. Employing graduate students as counselors, people can access a telehealth clinic in order to obtain support in the form of specialized trauma care.

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This professor suffers from a mystery disease, so she developed an app to track its effects

Courtney Biggs

March 01, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Endometriosis impacts millions of women across the world, but many don't know what sort of symptoms to look for or how to treat it. To address this, a team at Columbia University developed an app that focuses on awareness and early diagnosis.

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