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This article takes a look at how some companies are making the most of the invasive species situation in Florida. By harvesting “leather” from the invasive lionfish, companies are making sandals from a natural byproduct to support conservation efforts to eliminate lionfish. “A clothing and gear company called Grundéns is
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This article takes a look at how much money invasive species cost the U.S. each year, and what is being done about it. A new commerce tool has emerged as a result of massive economic impact as a way to inform buyers and sellers on what is considered dangerous
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Lee Nicholls has combined his passion to help others and his tattooing business to provide individuals with a tattoo cover up of their self-harm and mastectomy scars. Not only this, but Nicholls also refers people to mental health services that customers may not know about. Many people with these
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This study surrounding the viability of composting hydrilla contains an important look at how we can possibly turn a very plentiful and invasive species into a profitable resource. While particular conditions and additives are necessary for achieving a usable product, proper harvesting and supply of needed resources allow this dangerous
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This conjecture looks at how ODNR can create a circular business model to recruit the aid of part visitors and turn invasive species into sellable products to help fund efforts for invasive species control. This concept is based on the idea that various invasive species offer resources that can turn
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This article takes a look at the impact of emerald ash borer beetles in the context of taxpayer impact. With the decimation of the ash tree population, local governments have been forced to take action at the cost of public funds, demonstrating how invasive species can cost the general public
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The problem was concrete and severe: in rural, mountainous Rwanda, a doctor needing a specific blood type for a hemorrhaging patient could lose hours traveling on difficult roads to fetch it, time many patients didn't have. Zipline's battery-powered drones, 22-pound aircraft that can carry
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This roundup profiles four different organizations experimenting with new business and delivery models to expand rural healthcare access, each taking a distinct approach to the same underlying problem. Rush University System for Health in Chicago launched Rush Connect+, a direct-to-consumer telehealth membership priced at $19 a month or
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Cleveland Clinic has launched a drone delivery program that allows certain prescription medications to be delivered directly to patients' homes. The program began with deliveries in Cleveland's eastern suburbs and is operated in partnership with Zipline, an autonomous drone delivery company. The service initially operates within a
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In Bowman, North Dakota, a town of 1,400 people, patients like Retta Jacobi get MRI scans inside a semitrailer that visits the local hospital every Wednesday. Without it, residents would face a 40-minute drive to reach an MRI machine the hospital could never have afforded on its own,
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Dr. Josh Umbehr's clinic, AtlasMD in Wichita, Kansas, runs on a model that removes insurance from the equation almost entirely. Patients pay a flat monthly membership, $10 for kids, $50 for adults, that covers unlimited visits, phone calls, texts, and in-office procedures like stitches or lesion removal
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TytoCare makes a handheld device that lets someone perform a guided medical exam at home, checking heart and lung sounds, ear and throat images, and body temperature. Then sharing the results live with a doctor during a video visit. Most telehealth companies at the time were selling exclusively through health