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FDA Commissioner Links Autism to Environmental and Dietary Factors
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary suggested that a combination of environmental and dietary factors may contribute to autism, echoing some views of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while defending agency restructuring and emphasizing a reduced role for industry representatives in advisory commit...
FDA Commissioner Links Autism to Environmental and Dietary Factors
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary suggested that a combination of environmental and dietary factors may contribute to autism, echoing some views of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while defending agency restructuring and emphasizing a reduced role for industry representatives in advisory commit...
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56% Bias Score
FDA Inspection Delays After Staff Cuts Under Kennedy Jr."
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to eliminate thousands of jobs from federal health agencies, including support staff for FDA inspectors, is causing significant delays and disruptions to food and drug safety inspections, potentially endangering public health.
FDA Inspection Delays After Staff Cuts Under Kennedy Jr."
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to eliminate thousands of jobs from federal health agencies, including support staff for FDA inspectors, is causing significant delays and disruptions to food and drug safety inspections, potentially endangering public health.
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40% Bias Score
Measles Outbreak: Inadequate Federal Response and Vaccine Misinformation
The U.S. is experiencing a severe measles outbreak with over 700 cases and three deaths, despite vaccine availability. The federal response is deemed insufficient, partly due to the Health Secretary's anti-vaccine stance, and the actual case count is estimated to be five times higher than reported.
Measles Outbreak: Inadequate Federal Response and Vaccine Misinformation
The U.S. is experiencing a severe measles outbreak with over 700 cases and three deaths, despite vaccine availability. The federal response is deemed insufficient, partly due to the Health Secretary's anti-vaccine stance, and the actual case count is estimated to be five times higher than reported.
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52% Bias Score
Proactiv Recalls Thousands of Creams Over Benzene Contamination
Proactiv issued a Class II recall of 41,737 bottles of its Emergency Blemish Relief and Skin Smoothing Exfoliator creams after the FDA found them to contain benzene, a known carcinogen. The recall affects specific lot numbers with expiry dates in 2025.
Proactiv Recalls Thousands of Creams Over Benzene Contamination
Proactiv issued a Class II recall of 41,737 bottles of its Emergency Blemish Relief and Skin Smoothing Exfoliator creams after the FDA found them to contain benzene, a known carcinogen. The recall affects specific lot numbers with expiry dates in 2025.
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48% Bias Score
FDA Staff Cuts Jeopardize U.S. Bird Flu Response Amidst Spring Migration Concerns
The worst bird flu outbreak in U.S. history has seen a recent decline in cases, but upcoming wild bird migration and recent cuts to the FDA's veterinary medicine staff raise concerns of a resurgence and potentially dangerous new variants.
FDA Staff Cuts Jeopardize U.S. Bird Flu Response Amidst Spring Migration Concerns
The worst bird flu outbreak in U.S. history has seen a recent decline in cases, but upcoming wild bird migration and recent cuts to the FDA's veterinary medicine staff raise concerns of a resurgence and potentially dangerous new variants.
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44% Bias Score
Supreme Court Backs FDA on Flavored E-Cigarette Approvals
The Supreme Court upheld the FDA's rejection of flavored e-cigarette approvals, rejecting claims by manufacturers Triton Distribution and Vapestasia that the agency improperly altered its approval process; one aspect will be revisited by a lower court, while the FDA's broader authority remains.
Supreme Court Backs FDA on Flavored E-Cigarette Approvals
The Supreme Court upheld the FDA's rejection of flavored e-cigarette approvals, rejecting claims by manufacturers Triton Distribution and Vapestasia that the agency improperly altered its approval process; one aspect will be revisited by a lower court, while the FDA's broader authority remains.
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40% Bias Score
FDA's Delayed Report on E. coli Outbreak Raises Concerns
An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce in late 2024 sickened 89 people across 15 states, resulting in one death and 36 hospitalizations; the FDA's February 2025 report, obtained via a public records request, identified a potential source but could not confirm it due to a lack of contaminated ...
FDA's Delayed Report on E. coli Outbreak Raises Concerns
An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce in late 2024 sickened 89 people across 15 states, resulting in one death and 36 hospitalizations; the FDA's February 2025 report, obtained via a public records request, identified a potential source but could not confirm it due to a lack of contaminated ...
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48% Bias Score
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Lettuce Sickens 89, FDA Faces Backlash
An E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce has sickened 89 people across 15 states, causing one death; the FDA's refusal to release the names of involved companies due to legal restrictions has sparked outrage and lawsuits.
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Lettuce Sickens 89, FDA Faces Backlash
An E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce has sickened 89 people across 15 states, causing one death; the FDA's refusal to release the names of involved companies due to legal restrictions has sparked outrage and lawsuits.
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60% Bias Score
FDA Replaces Laid-Off Employees with Contractors Amidst Inspection Delays
The FDA is replacing more than 50 laid-off employees who handled travel logistics and spending oversight for agency inspectors with contractors, despite claiming their work was unnecessary, raising concerns about delays and impacts on public health.
FDA Replaces Laid-Off Employees with Contractors Amidst Inspection Delays
The FDA is replacing more than 50 laid-off employees who handled travel logistics and spending oversight for agency inspectors with contractors, despite claiming their work was unnecessary, raising concerns about delays and impacts on public health.
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56% Bias Score
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Increase Access, but Pose Diagnostic Challenges
Only 20% of people needing hearing aids obtain them, largely due to reluctance to address hearing loss; however, over-the-counter hearing aids, available since October 2022, offer increased access and affordability but may not replace professional diagnosis.
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Increase Access, but Pose Diagnostic Challenges
Only 20% of people needing hearing aids obtain them, largely due to reluctance to address hearing loss; however, over-the-counter hearing aids, available since October 2022, offer increased access and affordability but may not replace professional diagnosis.
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40% Bias Score
10,000 U.S. Health Agency Workers Laid Off Amid Measles Outbreak
Up to 20,000 employees, including those from the FDA, CDC, and NIH, face job losses due to a restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health, saving an estimated $1.8 billion annually, amid a measles outbreak and concerns over avian flu, according to a government announcement on April 1st, 2025.
10,000 U.S. Health Agency Workers Laid Off Amid Measles Outbreak
Up to 20,000 employees, including those from the FDA, CDC, and NIH, face job losses due to a restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health, saving an estimated $1.8 billion annually, amid a measles outbreak and concerns over avian flu, according to a government announcement on April 1st, 2025.
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48% Bias Score
HHS Mass Layoffs Impact Public Health Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday, impacting 3,500 FDA and 2,400 CDC employees, reducing the overall HHS staff by roughly 20,000, including attrition, and significantly affecting tobacco control, mental health, and workplace safety programs.
HHS Mass Layoffs Impact Public Health Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday, impacting 3,500 FDA and 2,400 CDC employees, reducing the overall HHS staff by roughly 20,000, including attrition, and significantly affecting tobacco control, mental health, and workplace safety programs.
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52% Bias Score
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