Good News Stories for Monday 7/29

A new blood test can diagnose sepsis in less than ten minutes with a 97% accuracy rate! Sepsis is often mistaken for less serious illnesses, and isn't caught until it's too late. This new blood test is already in use in Louisiana and will be in ten more hospitals by the end of the year. Read more about it here! (Good News Network)


A tiny Chihuahua in Tennessee has a special medical condition where his head has a soft spot where his skull didn't fully develop. A faculty member at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga worked with a recent graduate to create a 3D printed helmet for the dog! Read more about it here! (Good News Network)


A small city in California is trialing a city-wide reusable cup program with 30 restaurants participating in the trial! Nearly 50 billion disposable cups are used every year in the United States alone, so any success reducing that number could have a huge impact! Read more about it here! (Good News Network)

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