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Medical Hackathon Awards Innovations in Mobile, Global Health Solutions

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Bringing Light to Blind Children, for 10 Years and Counting

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A new paper diagnostic device can detect Ebola as well as other viral hemorrhagic fevers in about 10 minutes. The device (pictured here) has silver nanoparticles of different colors that indicate different diseases. On the left is the unused device, opened to reveal the contents inside. On the right, the device has been used for diagnosis; the colored bands show positive tests. Photo courtesy of Jose Gomez-Marquez, Helena de Puig, and Chun-Wan Yen

$2 Paper Test Detects Ebola in 10 Minutes

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