Solar-Powered Hearing Aids are Helping Kids in Developing Countries

College student Grace O'Brien started "Ears for Years" - a nonprofit that distributes low-cost, solar-powered hearing aids to children in developing countries.  

“This hearing aid is giving them a chance to escape poverty. It’s giving them the chance to get a valid education and I think that’s really amazing.”
​--Grace O'Brien, Founder of Ears for Years

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The Rise of Fertility Tracking 

Investors are pouring money into apps that allow women to track their fertility. Can tech companies use data to change the world of women’s reproductive health?

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​8 Innovations that Will Transform Global Health by 2030 

A recent report from global health nonprofit PATH looks into 30 emerging global health innovations that will further transform the healthcare landscape by 2030. Here are some of the top ideas - 

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"If you can reduce the initial response by one day, you can reduce the overall recovery by a thousand days, or three years."
--Robin Murphy, on the effectiveness of robots in disaster relief

The Surprising Role of Robots in Disaster Areas

When disaster strikes, who's first on the scene? More and more, it’s a robot. In Robin Murphy's lab, Murphy builds robots that fly, tunnel, swim and crawl through disaster scenes, helping firefighters and rescue workers save more lives safely — and help communities return to normal up to three years faster.