Covid-19
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Website to help break the habit of face touching
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-30 12:43
Designers Mike Bodge and Isaac Blankensmith and technologist Brian Moore where trying to follow the health and safety measures suggested by the WHO to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, they were finding it difficult to avoid face ...
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Nursing homes launch a request for pen pals to keep their residents connected during the Covid-19 pandemic
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-08 18:57
For elderly people living in nursing homes and assisted care facilities, the Covid-19 pandemic had a very negative side-effect. Visits were not allowed during this period, to prevent the spread of the pandemic, so these senior were feeling very lonely and ...
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Students create non-profit to deliver smart devices to the elderly and low-income communities
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-08-13 18:37
During the Covid-19 pandemic, seniors were one of the demographic groups most at risk. And, while those living in nursing home and assisted living facilities were taken care of by a network of support, many other seniors who lived by themselves were ...
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Researchers share software that helps healthcare facilities manage PPE stock
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-26 17:37
A team of researchers from ICMC-USP (Mathematical Science and Computation Institute from São Paulo University) have created a software that helps hospitals and other medical facilities manage their protective equipment stock. Personal protective equipment ...
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Mama Health- Improving patient understanding of their care trough community knowledge
Solution Shared by Carolina Piedade on 2022-04-02 23:25
When COVID hit, Mattia Marco Caruson became so afraid of getting it that he could not stop looking for any piece of information available, not only medically relevant but also experience-based opinions. For Mattia and many people worldwide, the unknown of ...
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Crowdsourcing initiative to find a drug against Covid-19
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-13 19:39
Scientist and expert from all over the world have come together in the Covid Moonshot project, to develop a compound to fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In January 2020, scientist from China determined the structure of an enzime in the virus, essential for the ...
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Friends develop Classroom Spacing Calculator to keep students safe in school
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-08 19:10
To help maintain social distancing measures and keep students safe at school, Rita Rain and Bogna Haponiuk have developed a Classroom Spacing Calculator. According to guidelines emitted by the CDC, students should be kept 6 feet (1,80 meters) apart. Using ...
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University community creates a network to connect institutions to volunteers and support the elderly during the pandemic
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-21 16:03
COmVIDas was born thanks to Rita Almeida e Brito (fourth-year nursing student), in partnership with a medical student, Filipa Paiva Couceiro (ageing psychologist), and two communication specialists. COmVIDas aims at organizing a help network for ...
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