"Left in Health-Care Limbo" examined the impact of massive cuts to a program that provides free medicines to the poor in Appalachia. Within a week of the stories, state officials returned funding for the rest of the year.
"Soldier's Death Provides Hope for Others" examined one soldier's struggle in a Warrior in Transition Unit, where he died alone and ignored after suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and brain injury. It also reflected larger problems with medical care in the Army, and steps being taken to solve them.
"Medical Breakthroughs in the Bluegrass" was the first installment in a year-long series on groundbreaking medical discoveries in Kentucky. This one examined cardiovascular innovations, focusing on using stem cells in fat to treat heart disease, the nation's biggest killer.
"Budding Hope" was part of an ongoing look at a research partnership between the University of Louisville and Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata, India. A clinical trial is testing a treatment for advanced cervical cancer – a scourge in India.
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