This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • YES! Magazine reports on Ericka Hart, a sex education expert who is challenging institutionalized racism in the medical industry. • How can philanthropy work to address medical racism? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Futurity highlights a new interactive map for the novel coronavirus outbreak that aims to find out where and how many people have gotten sick. • How is understanding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that patients who had been prescribed opioids were three times as likely to die of an overdose. • How can funders work to reduce overdose…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Frederick Cohan, Kathleen Sagarin, and Kelly Mei write about preventing the spread of Coronavirus through a deeper understanding of its origins. • How is understanding the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governments must regulate and educate, and the food industry must offer products that are good for human health and the climate in order to tackle malnutrition.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laura Bliss reports that researchers have mapped urban sprawl, revealing places that are less connected and therefore less healthy. • How can funders use this tool to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study published in the journal, Nature Medicine, indicated that the rising temperatures associated with climate change could result in more than 2,000 additional deaths each…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to the American Cancer Society, cancer-related deaths are decreasing in the four most common cancers: lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate. • Advancements in cancer treatments and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Noel Healy, Jennie C. Stephens, and Stephanie Malin explain why dependence on fossil fuels does not only contribute to climate change, but is dangerous to communities’ health, human…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Emma Graham-Harrison reports how Australia and other countries are following the US in imposing near-total travel ban as foreign companies scale back activity. • How can we prevent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alice Scott from Futurity reports that a new technology for detecting low sugar levels uses artificial intelligence to detect hypoglycemic events with ECG signals from wearable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aubree Gordon explores the meaning behind the World Health Organization’s Public Health Emergency of International Concern as it relates to the coronavirus. • What role can philanthropy…