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People, organizations, and governments improving people's health

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Most professional artists don't have health insurance. So this medical clinic trades concert tickets for doctor's visits

The inventors of the O+ clinic call their work “an exchange of the art of medicine for the medicine of art.”
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Good News This Week: January 31, 2026 - Taxis, Monks, & Knitted Hats

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February: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes

The ultimate calendar of February's awareness days, national months, and more...
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A zip-up black jacket with blue haptic devices embedded in the fabric, the SoundShirt

This high-tech shirt enables deaf concert-goers feel the music on their bodies

Wearers might feel the strings of a violin on their arms or the beat of a drum on their back.
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9 resources to make feeding yourself — every single day — a whole lot easier

Perhaps the most challenging chore of adulthood is being in charge of feeding yourself (and your family) three square meals a day. These resources are here to help.
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Two women laughing at a bar, as one of them drinks a cup of water.

New study: No-alcohol and low-alcohol beers — and dry pubs — are on the rise

A new survey from the British Beer and Pub Association shows that low-alcohol and no-alcohol consumption is more popular than ever.
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Language barriers make it hard for immigrants to navigate the US healthcare system. This comic book is a lifeline

Comic books about vaccinations, clean air, heat stroke, and more help migrant workers know how to keep themselves safe.
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Daniel Foley, a Montana man, stands in front of a taxi, a mountain visible in the background. He smiles with his arms outstretched.

After a friend died in a preventable crash, this Montana man began his own 24/7 taxi service for the elderly

Daniel Foley started his 24/7 taxi service, Giddy-Up Rides, to fill not just a transportation need — but a compassion need — in his community.
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England's new '10-minute clinics' treat emergency mental health crises and ease burden on hospitals

Units are staffed with specialist doctors and nurses to provide 24/7 support for patients feeling suicidal or experiencing symptoms of psychosis or mania.
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A photo collage of a building with flags in front of it, a pizza joint, a portrait of Jesse Kortuem smiling, a person inside a CT scan machine with 2 monitors in the foreground, and an aerial view of a church

Good News This Week: January 17, 2026 - Churches, Pizzas, & Teachers

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A hand holds a vial of medicine, an electric car with its doors open in the front, a portrait photo of Renee Nicole Good, a chicken with its head out of its pen, and an overview of a city's road full of cars

Good News This Week: January 10, 2026 - Cars, Hugs, & Backyards

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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An air quality monitor sits next to a houseplant

5 cost-effective ways to improve your indoor air quality (and your quality of life)

Improving your indoor air quality can reduce your COVID and flu risk, lower your cancer and lung disease risk, and eliminate headaches and sleepiness caused by poor ventilation.
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