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"The Suicide Detective"

From The New York Times
Matthew Nock, MacArthur Fellow, 2011
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"Public Citizen's Wolfe Still Needling FDA"

From MedPage Today
Sidney Wolfe, MacArthur Fellow, 1990
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"The Genius of Pitt: Pitt-Related Researchers Awarded MacArthur Foundation Grants for Outstanding Contributions"

From Pittsburgh Quarterly
Kevin Guskiewicz, MacArthur Fellow, 2011 and Elodie Ghedin, MacArthur Fellow, 2011
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"SBU Center Will Study Men, Masculinity"

From northshoreoflongisland.com
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Population & Reproductive Health Grantmaking in India, Mexico and Nigeria

MacArthur has population and health grantmaking programs in India, Mexico, and Nigeria. Read More

Population & Reproductive Health and Maternal Mortality

The Foundation’s population and reproductive health grantmaking has two goals: to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity; and to advance young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. Read More
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Reducing Maternal Mortality Through Solar Light

A video produced by UNFPA tells the story of how the installation of Solar Suitcases in clinics across Sierra Leone has improved maternal health outcomes. Read More
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Weighing Options for Reducing Medicare Costs

With Medicare spending projected to increase to 24 percent of all federal spending by 2037, policymakers are again considering ways to curb the program’s spending growth. Read More
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Access to Medicaid Increases Healthcare Use

A MacArthur-supported study recently released in The New England Journal of Medicine found that access to Medicaid increased the use of healthcare. Read More
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Assessment: The Impact of the Anti-Shock Garment on Maternal Mortality

Assessment Overview In 2011 and 2012, MacArthur ‘s Population and Reproductive Health program area commissioned several external reports as part of an exercise to evaluate the Foundation’s contribution in the field and to inform the ... Read More