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Health Germany

1. April 2020

In Corona Times, Refugees in Germany Find a Purpose – Even Without Work Permits

Due to an expected shortage of medical staff in Germany as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the nation is looking to its migrant and refugee communities – including those normally not permitted to work – for help.

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Health Israel

28. March 2020

Doctors Remove Lung from Cancer Patient, Clean It, and Place It Back in Body

A hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel has undertaken a groundbreaking surgery procedure on a lung cancer patient where, for the first time, the tumor was taken out, cleaned and put back in the patient’s body.

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Society Germany

27. March 2020

Germany Takes in Corona Patients to Relieve Italy’s Overloaded Hospitals

In a first for Italy, critically ill patients are being transferred from the nation’s overcrowded hospitals to a neighboring country: Germany is offering Italians the assistance they need while its own hospitals have enough space to accommodate COVID-19 victims.

Society

Society United Kingdom

24. March 2020

Let’s Make Hand Sanitizers, Not Booze – Distilleries Decide

From the U.S. to the U.K. to Australia, gin distilleries around the world have been producing hand sanitizers to help the vulnerable protect themselves against the novel coronavirus.

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Health USA

22. March 2020

The Comeback of Copper: It Kills Germs Within Minutes!

Scientists have been able to demonstrate that not only does copper kill bacteria, but it also kills viruses – within merely a few minutes. As a result, they are looking into introducing copper again to society and hospitals.

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Health USA

20. March 2020

If You Are in Mental Trouble, We Will Pay Your Therapist, Bosses Say

Within the next month, all Starbucks employees across the U.S., as well as their family members, will have access to 20 therapy sessions a year, after employees voiced their need for more emotional support.

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Heroes USA

19. March 2020

125 Million Dollars to Boost Development of Coronavirus Treatments

A new initiative has just been launched – with seed funding commitments totaling up to $125 million – in an aim towards boosting the development of treatments to fight the new coronavirus pandemic.

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Health USA

18. March 2020

Doctors Edit Genes from Within the Human Body for the First Time, Treat Genetic Blindness

A gene-editing tool has for the first time been used to edit human genes inside the body – known as in vivo gene editing – to help repair the sight of people born with a blindness-causing gene mutation.

Society

Society Hong Kong

8. March 2020

From Soap to E-Learning: How Social Businesses Are Helping out in the Corona Crisis

Social enterprises in Hong Kong are helping locals tackle the new coronavirus crisis and its impacts – from providing face masks, to keeping students educated while schools are shut down.

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Health USA

3. March 2020

Better, Faster – and Only One Blood Sample: Genetic Testing Could Save Lives

Blood testing has just become a whole lot faster than ever before, thanks to new technology that is able to identify over 1,400 pathogens, giving doctors results within a day – instead of potentially weeks!