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Blood Test Predicts Premature Birth Risk Four Months Early
A new Chinese study reveals a blood test predicting premature birth over four months prior, using circulating RNA biomarkers; while promising, its 16-21% false positive and 26-40% false negative rates necessitate further refinement before widespread implementation.
Blood Test Predicts Premature Birth Risk Four Months Early
A new Chinese study reveals a blood test predicting premature birth over four months prior, using circulating RNA biomarkers; while promising, its 16-21% false positive and 26-40% false negative rates necessitate further refinement before widespread implementation.
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16% Bias Score
Pharmaceutical Advancements Dramatically Reduce Cardiovascular Mortality
New drug classes, including statins, antidiabetics, and RNA interference therapies, have drastically reduced cardiovascular mortality over the past 50 years, although challenges like high costs and treatment adherence remain.
Pharmaceutical Advancements Dramatically Reduce Cardiovascular Mortality
New drug classes, including statins, antidiabetics, and RNA interference therapies, have drastically reduced cardiovascular mortality over the past 50 years, although challenges like high costs and treatment adherence remain.
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28% Bias Score
Global Health Security Under Threat Amidst Rising Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Military Spending"
Concurrent outbreaks of an unidentified hemorrhagic fever in the DRC (over 50 deaths), mpox, and other infectious diseases in the Sahel highlight the global threat of infectious diseases exacerbated by conflict, climate change, and food insecurity; a shift in global priorities towards military spend...
Global Health Security Under Threat Amidst Rising Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Military Spending"
Concurrent outbreaks of an unidentified hemorrhagic fever in the DRC (over 50 deaths), mpox, and other infectious diseases in the Sahel highlight the global threat of infectious diseases exacerbated by conflict, climate change, and food insecurity; a shift in global priorities towards military spend...
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52% Bias Score
Measles Resurgence in France Prompts Health Alert
France is experiencing a measles resurgence, with 75 cases reported in two regions since January 2025, linked to a global increase and imported cases from Morocco, prompting the health authority to urge increased vaccination and vigilance.
Measles Resurgence in France Prompts Health Alert
France is experiencing a measles resurgence, with 75 cases reported in two regions since January 2025, linked to a global increase and imported cases from Morocco, prompting the health authority to urge increased vaccination and vigilance.
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36% Bias Score
Drug Repositioning Offers Hope for Rare Disease Treatment
Professor Guillaume Canaud's successful repositioning of a cancer drug to treat Cloves syndrome, a rare disease, highlights the potential of drug repurposing to address the treatment gap for rare diseases, offering a faster and more cost-effective alternative to traditional drug development.
Drug Repositioning Offers Hope for Rare Disease Treatment
Professor Guillaume Canaud's successful repositioning of a cancer drug to treat Cloves syndrome, a rare disease, highlights the potential of drug repurposing to address the treatment gap for rare diseases, offering a faster and more cost-effective alternative to traditional drug development.
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48% Bias Score
Nazi Medical Atrocities and the Pernkopf Atlas: An Ethical Dilemma
The renowned Pernkopf anatomical atlas, known for its detailed illustrations of the human body, was created using the bodies of hundreds of political prisoners subjected to Nazi medical experiments, raising significant ethical questions about its continued use in medical education.
Nazi Medical Atrocities and the Pernkopf Atlas: An Ethical Dilemma
The renowned Pernkopf anatomical atlas, known for its detailed illustrations of the human body, was created using the bodies of hundreds of political prisoners subjected to Nazi medical experiments, raising significant ethical questions about its continued use in medical education.
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60% Bias Score
France Expands Access to Anti-Obesity Drugs
The French government will allow general practitioners to prescribe Wegovy and Mounjaro to combat obesity, affecting nearly 50% of French adults; a plan launching in September will address this through education, healthcare, sports, and medication, aiming to curb cardiovascular deaths.
France Expands Access to Anti-Obesity Drugs
The French government will allow general practitioners to prescribe Wegovy and Mounjaro to combat obesity, affecting nearly 50% of French adults; a plan launching in September will address this through education, healthcare, sports, and medication, aiming to curb cardiovascular deaths.
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40% Bias Score
Bipolar Disorder Misdiagnosis: A Critical Issue in Mental Health
Misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder as depression is widespread (10-40% of depression cases), causing delayed treatment (7-10 years on average) and increased suicide risk. A lack of reliable diagnostic tests and specialist access complicates early identification.
Bipolar Disorder Misdiagnosis: A Critical Issue in Mental Health
Misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder as depression is widespread (10-40% of depression cases), causing delayed treatment (7-10 years on average) and increased suicide risk. A lack of reliable diagnostic tests and specialist access complicates early identification.
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24% Bias Score
US Budget Cuts Threaten Global HIV/AIDS Progress
The 31st Sidaction appeal highlights the urgent need for increased funding for HIV/AIDS research and prevention in the face of US budget cuts and persistent public misconceptions, threatening to reverse years of progress and increase global health disparities.
US Budget Cuts Threaten Global HIV/AIDS Progress
The 31st Sidaction appeal highlights the urgent need for increased funding for HIV/AIDS research and prevention in the face of US budget cuts and persistent public misconceptions, threatening to reverse years of progress and increase global health disparities.
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40% Bias Score
Rennes School of Business Launches Rapid Meningitis B Vaccination Campaign
Over 1000 students at Rennes School of Business received free meningitis B vaccines following two confirmed cases on campus, part of a larger campaign targeting 100,000 young adults in Rennes due to a shared bacterial strain linked to six other cases, including one fatality, in the area.
Rennes School of Business Launches Rapid Meningitis B Vaccination Campaign
Over 1000 students at Rennes School of Business received free meningitis B vaccines following two confirmed cases on campus, part of a larger campaign targeting 100,000 young adults in Rennes due to a shared bacterial strain linked to six other cases, including one fatality, in the area.
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20% Bias Score
France's 2025-2030 Plan: Accelerating Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
France's new 2025-2030 plan for rare diseases aims to improve patient care by strengthening the relationship between general practitioners and hospitals, accelerating diagnoses through increased lab testing capacity, and expanding newborn screening to include more conditions; coordinated by Pr Guill...
France's 2025-2030 Plan: Accelerating Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
France's new 2025-2030 plan for rare diseases aims to improve patient care by strengthening the relationship between general practitioners and hospitals, accelerating diagnoses through increased lab testing capacity, and expanding newborn screening to include more conditions; coordinated by Pr Guill...
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44% Bias Score
Advocate Highlights Systemic Issues in Rare Disease Diagnosis
Following her daughter's death from a rare liver disease due to delayed diagnosis, Hélène Berrué-Gaillard advocates for earlier diagnosis and improved care for rare diseases, leading to changes in child health records and pediatric consultation schedules, and highlighting persistent systemic challen...
Advocate Highlights Systemic Issues in Rare Disease Diagnosis
Following her daughter's death from a rare liver disease due to delayed diagnosis, Hélène Berrué-Gaillard advocates for earlier diagnosis and improved care for rare diseases, leading to changes in child health records and pediatric consultation schedules, and highlighting persistent systemic challen...
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44% Bias Score
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