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COVID-19 Pandemic Spurs Reassessment of Scientific Practices and Public Health
Historians of science are reassessing the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on global health, questioning scientific globalization, epidemiological practices, and the role of social media; a new book explores the historical context of anti-vaccine movements and their relationship to the French state.
COVID-19 Pandemic Spurs Reassessment of Scientific Practices and Public Health
Historians of science are reassessing the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on global health, questioning scientific globalization, epidemiological practices, and the role of social media; a new book explores the historical context of anti-vaccine movements and their relationship to the French state.
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40% Bias Score
COVID-19: Systemic Failures, Innovation, and the Path to Future Preparedness
The COVID-19 pandemic, starting in Wuhan in late 2019, caused over 20 million deaths worldwide, revealing critical weaknesses in global health systems and governance, while simultaneously spurring innovation and exposing societal inequalities.
COVID-19: Systemic Failures, Innovation, and the Path to Future Preparedness
The COVID-19 pandemic, starting in Wuhan in late 2019, caused over 20 million deaths worldwide, revealing critical weaknesses in global health systems and governance, while simultaneously spurring innovation and exposing societal inequalities.
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48% Bias Score
HHS Restructuring Eliminates Infectious Disease Experts Amidst Growing Health Threats
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is undergoing restructuring under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in a 20,000 employee reduction, including substantial cuts at the FDA, CDC, NIH, and the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), raising concerns about the natio...
HHS Restructuring Eliminates Infectious Disease Experts Amidst Growing Health Threats
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is undergoing restructuring under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in a 20,000 employee reduction, including substantial cuts at the FDA, CDC, NIH, and the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), raising concerns about the natio...
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60% Bias Score
Trump Administration Cancels Billions in Pandemic Research Funding
The Trump administration canceled $11.4 billion in pandemic-related funding and 29 grants for COVID-19 research, shifting priorities towards chronic disease and halting studies on vaccine hesitancy, causing concern among public health officials.
Trump Administration Cancels Billions in Pandemic Research Funding
The Trump administration canceled $11.4 billion in pandemic-related funding and 29 grants for COVID-19 research, shifting priorities towards chronic disease and halting studies on vaccine hesitancy, causing concern among public health officials.
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60% Bias Score
Tuberculosis Cases Surge 54% in Greece in 2023
Greece saw a 54% rise in tuberculosis cases in 2023 (493 vs. 320 in 2022), exceeding the rate of 2014, impacting mainly young immigrants and older Greeks, prompting calls for improved detection and prevention.
Tuberculosis Cases Surge 54% in Greece in 2023
Greece saw a 54% rise in tuberculosis cases in 2023 (493 vs. 320 in 2022), exceeding the rate of 2014, impacting mainly young immigrants and older Greeks, prompting calls for improved detection and prevention.
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24% Bias Score
Post-Pandemic Remote Work in the EU: Stabilization and Future Outlook
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a rapid increase in remote work in the EU, peaking at 23% of the workforce in 2020. While the number of remote workers has since stabilized around 22%, the future is likely to be hybrid, with significant variations between EU countries.
Post-Pandemic Remote Work in the EU: Stabilization and Future Outlook
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a rapid increase in remote work in the EU, peaking at 23% of the workforce in 2020. While the number of remote workers has since stabilized around 22%, the future is likely to be hybrid, with significant variations between EU countries.
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32% Bias Score
COVID-19 Lockdowns: Lasting Impacts on Turkish Children and Adolescents
A BBC Turkish investigation reveals that COVID-19 lockdowns in Turkey resulted in increased myopia among 7-18-year-olds, significant mental health challenges among teenagers (including a 25% rise in suicide rates in Konya from 2020-2022), and developmental delays in younger children due to reduced s...
COVID-19 Lockdowns: Lasting Impacts on Turkish Children and Adolescents
A BBC Turkish investigation reveals that COVID-19 lockdowns in Turkey resulted in increased myopia among 7-18-year-olds, significant mental health challenges among teenagers (including a 25% rise in suicide rates in Konya from 2020-2022), and developmental delays in younger children due to reduced s...
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48% Bias Score
France's Lingering COVID-19 Scars: Five Years Later
Five years after France's first COVID-19 wave, a journalist revisits interviews with scientists, healthcare workers, and citizens, revealing lasting health, political, and social consequences; the lack of government accountability for past errors; and the urgent need for improved crisis response str...
France's Lingering COVID-19 Scars: Five Years Later
Five years after France's first COVID-19 wave, a journalist revisits interviews with scientists, healthcare workers, and citizens, revealing lasting health, political, and social consequences; the lack of government accountability for past errors; and the urgent need for improved crisis response str...
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52% Bias Score
Political Polarization Exacerbates Vaccine Hesitancy, Threatening Public Health
Five years after President Trump's downplaying of COVID-19's severity, partisan polarization around vaccines persists, resulting in one in four Republican parents skipping childhood vaccinations and increasing the risk of measles outbreaks, while hindering future pandemic preparedness.
Political Polarization Exacerbates Vaccine Hesitancy, Threatening Public Health
Five years after President Trump's downplaying of COVID-19's severity, partisan polarization around vaccines persists, resulting in one in four Republican parents skipping childhood vaccinations and increasing the risk of measles outbreaks, while hindering future pandemic preparedness.
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40% Bias Score
Italy's Early COVID-19 Outbreak: A European Epicenter
Italy became the first European epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in late January 2020, experiencing a rapid spread despite early travel restrictions, leading to a nationwide lockdown and widespread societal disruption.
Italy's Early COVID-19 Outbreak: A European Epicenter
Italy became the first European epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in late January 2020, experiencing a rapid spread despite early travel restrictions, leading to a nationwide lockdown and widespread societal disruption.
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48% Bias Score
An Unfinished Film": A Poignant Depiction of China's COVID-19 Lockdown
An Unfinished Film", a Chinese movie released this week, offers a poignant portrayal of the COVID-19 pandemic's initial months in Wuhan, blending fiction and real footage to critique the government's response and capture the personal experiences of lockdown, contrasting with other pandemic art's lim...
An Unfinished Film": A Poignant Depiction of China's COVID-19 Lockdown
An Unfinished Film", a Chinese movie released this week, offers a poignant portrayal of the COVID-19 pandemic's initial months in Wuhan, blending fiction and real footage to critique the government's response and capture the personal experiences of lockdown, contrasting with other pandemic art's lim...
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48% Bias Score
Trial: Threats and COVID-19 Vaccine Debate Linked to Doctor's Suicide
A German man is on trial in Austria for allegedly contributing to the suicide of pro-vaccine doctor Lisa-Maria Kellermayr through threatening messages; the trial is focusing on whether his actions were a contributing factor to her death in July 2022.
Trial: Threats and COVID-19 Vaccine Debate Linked to Doctor's Suicide
A German man is on trial in Austria for allegedly contributing to the suicide of pro-vaccine doctor Lisa-Maria Kellermayr through threatening messages; the trial is focusing on whether his actions were a contributing factor to her death in July 2022.
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56% Bias Score
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