New Approach to Global Health Challenges

New approach to global health challenges

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massachusetts institute of technology · MIT News. search … MIT's new Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) is tackling some of the world's biggest health challenges through an interdisciplinary approach that will seek new ways to …
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Service to America Medal Finalists: The Top Public Servants in Citizen Services

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“Dan has been able to use science to show that the traditional practices don't always provide the best outcomes and, in some cases, they're putting firefighters in harm's way,” said Willie May, NIST's associate director for laboratory programs …
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Substance abusers need help, not jail

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They realized that the tremendous amount of resources which are being expended to confine those who abuse drugs can be diverted to programs that treat the individual's problems. Drug Courts in a California study diverted non-violent offenders from the …
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