The Positive News Thread

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Conservation efforts have prevented the global extinction of between 28 and 48 bird and mammal species since 1993
https://www.positive.news/environment/positive-news-stories-from-week-37-of-2020/

Multiple studies confirm that cheap and readily available steroids dexamethasone and hydrocortisone reduce mortality in severely ill COVID-19 patients by 20%
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/02/two-types-of-steroid-found-to-save-lives-of-some-covid-19-patients

Teenagers across the US have stepped up to deliver food, offer online tutoring, email sick children, and raise funds to supply hospital workers with protective gear
https://apnews.com/1260e4e977b7240f2e3f81c6bbcd24fd

The viral "ice bucket challenge" is being credited for funding a promising new treatment for ALS.
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/3938/Ice-Bucket-Challenge-Funds-Promising-New-Treatment-For-ALS

Zimbabwe reverses 2015 decision to allow coal mining in its national parks
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/zimbabwe-bans-coal-mining-in-hwanche/

Revolutionary new treatment could cure a type of blindness that affects around 1 in 4000 children https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hungarian-scientist-botond-roska-wins-the-korber-prize/

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