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Society
Society Scotland
Minimum Price for Alcohol: a Measure That’s Saving Lives
By imposing minimum pricing for alcohol, the government of Scotland, the United Kingdom, has effectively reduced the number of deaths and hospitalizations linked to alcohol consumption, a sign that the policy helps the population, mainly in socioeconomically deprived areas.
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Society
Society USA
Medical Bills Will No Longer Affect Your Credit Score
Three large credit-reporting companies have decided to erase credit stains on Americans’ credit reports related to certain medical debts, thus alleviating the pressure on their credit score since such bills don’t reflect a consumer’s financial behavior.
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Health
Health Uganda
Corona: Start-Up Turns Plastic Waste to Face Shields
A social enterprise in Uganda that normally turns plastic waste into building materials used their resources to help make a change amid the COVID-19 pandemic: they began making face shields out of plastic bottles – and immediately grabbed a local hospital’s attention.
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Health
Health United Kingdom
Biggest Clinical Trial Yet Gives Hope for COVID-19 Treatments
The United Kingdom has begun recruiting patients for the world’s largest clinical trial of potential COVID-19 treatments – testing several promising medicines that may globally benefit hundreds of thousands of people.
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