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Measles Outbreak in Canada: Vaccination Rates and Anti-Vaccine Movements
Canada faces its worst measles outbreak since 1998 due to falling vaccination rates, mirroring a Texas surge linked to low COVID-19 vaccination and anti-vaccine movements.
Measles Outbreak in Canada: Vaccination Rates and Anti-Vaccine Movements
Canada faces its worst measles outbreak since 1998 due to falling vaccination rates, mirroring a Texas surge linked to low COVID-19 vaccination and anti-vaccine movements.
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44% Bias Score
Gates to Donate $108 Billion, Criticizes Musk's Global Aid Cuts
Bill Gates announced plans to donate 99% of his $108 billion fortune to the Gates Foundation by 2045, criticizing Elon Musk's efforts to cut US funding for global aid and highlighting concerns about the influence of private funding in global health.
Gates to Donate $108 Billion, Criticizes Musk's Global Aid Cuts
Bill Gates announced plans to donate 99% of his $108 billion fortune to the Gates Foundation by 2045, criticizing Elon Musk's efforts to cut US funding for global aid and highlighting concerns about the influence of private funding in global health.
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44% Bias Score
HHS Exempts CDC, Allowing Hiring of Disease Detectives
The Department of Health and Human Services granted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention an exemption to hire a new class of its Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, averting a potential halving of the program due to a federal hiring freeze and internal bureaucratic delays; the new clas...
HHS Exempts CDC, Allowing Hiring of Disease Detectives
The Department of Health and Human Services granted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention an exemption to hire a new class of its Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, averting a potential halving of the program due to a federal hiring freeze and internal bureaucratic delays; the new clas...
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24% Bias Score
UNAIDS to Slash Workforce by Over Half Due to Funding Cuts
Facing drastic funding cuts, primarily from the US, UNAIDS plans to reduce its workforce by more than half, relocate numerous posts to cheaper locations, and maintain a presence in 36 countries, risking reversal of progress in AIDS prevention and treatment; US support contributed over 40% of UNAIDS'...
UNAIDS to Slash Workforce by Over Half Due to Funding Cuts
Facing drastic funding cuts, primarily from the US, UNAIDS plans to reduce its workforce by more than half, relocate numerous posts to cheaper locations, and maintain a presence in 36 countries, risking reversal of progress in AIDS prevention and treatment; US support contributed over 40% of UNAIDS'...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's HHS Cuts Undermine "Make America Healthy Again" Initiative
President Trump's "Make America Healthy Again" initiative faces criticism due to significant budget cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including $4 billion in research funding reductions and 20,000 job losses, contradicting his public promises to reduce childhood cancer and e...
Trump's HHS Cuts Undermine "Make America Healthy Again" Initiative
President Trump's "Make America Healthy Again" initiative faces criticism due to significant budget cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including $4 billion in research funding reductions and 20,000 job losses, contradicting his public promises to reduce childhood cancer and e...
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56% Bias Score
New Broad-Spectrum Antivenom Shows Promise in Mice Trials
Researchers have developed a new broad-spectrum antivenom using antibodies from a volunteer who was repeatedly exposed to various snake venoms; this antivenom showed effectiveness against 19 of the world's deadliest snakes in mice trials, offering a potential solution to the high mortality rates cau...
New Broad-Spectrum Antivenom Shows Promise in Mice Trials
Researchers have developed a new broad-spectrum antivenom using antibodies from a volunteer who was repeatedly exposed to various snake venoms; this antivenom showed effectiveness against 19 of the world's deadliest snakes in mice trials, offering a potential solution to the high mortality rates cau...
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36% Bias Score
Gates to Donate $200 Billion, Accelerating Foundation's Work and Sparking Debate
Bill Gates announced he will donate 99% of his $108 billion fortune over 20 years, accelerating the Gates Foundation's work to eliminate preventable diseases, infectious diseases, and poverty, while facing criticism for potential tax avoidance and undue influence.
Gates to Donate $200 Billion, Accelerating Foundation's Work and Sparking Debate
Bill Gates announced he will donate 99% of his $108 billion fortune over 20 years, accelerating the Gates Foundation's work to eliminate preventable diseases, infectious diseases, and poverty, while facing criticism for potential tax avoidance and undue influence.
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48% Bias Score
Drug-Resistant Superfungi Emerge as Global Health Threat
Drug-resistant superfungi, such as Coccidioides (Valley Fever), pose a growing global health threat, causing severe illness and high mortality rates due to limited effective treatments and factors like climate change increasing infections. Cases of Torrance Irvin and Rob Birdy exemplify the severity...
Drug-Resistant Superfungi Emerge as Global Health Threat
Drug-resistant superfungi, such as Coccidioides (Valley Fever), pose a growing global health threat, causing severe illness and high mortality rates due to limited effective treatments and factors like climate change increasing infections. Cases of Torrance Irvin and Rob Birdy exemplify the severity...
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40% Bias Score
US Aid Cuts Cripple Sub-Saharan Africa's Healthcare
The US drastically cut its aid to sub-Saharan Africa by 83 percent, impacting healthcare access for millions, including HIV patients in South Africa who now lack home delivery of life-saving medications; up to four million additional deaths are projected.
US Aid Cuts Cripple Sub-Saharan Africa's Healthcare
The US drastically cut its aid to sub-Saharan Africa by 83 percent, impacting healthcare access for millions, including HIV patients in South Africa who now lack home delivery of life-saving medications; up to four million additional deaths are projected.
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60% Bias Score
Global Spread of Oroopucha Virus: A Growing Public Health Threat
The Oroopucha virus, initially confined to the Amazon, has spread globally, infecting over 20,000 people in the last 18 months, with approximately 30 cases reported in Europe; its asymptomatic nature and lack of treatment pose significant challenges.
Global Spread of Oroopucha Virus: A Growing Public Health Threat
The Oroopucha virus, initially confined to the Amazon, has spread globally, infecting over 20,000 people in the last 18 months, with approximately 30 cases reported in Europe; its asymptomatic nature and lack of treatment pose significant challenges.
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40% Bias Score
Novel Antivenom Developed from Hyper-Immune Man's Blood Shows Promise
Scientists created a highly effective antivenom using antibodies from a man who'd been bitten hundreds of times by venomous snakes; mouse trials showed effectiveness against multiple species, potentially revolutionizing snakebite treatment globally.
Novel Antivenom Developed from Hyper-Immune Man's Blood Shows Promise
Scientists created a highly effective antivenom using antibodies from a man who'd been bitten hundreds of times by venomous snakes; mouse trials showed effectiveness against multiple species, potentially revolutionizing snakebite treatment globally.
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40% Bias Score
Novel Antivenom Developed Using Antibodies from Man Who Self-Administered Snake Venom
Tim Friede's 18-year self-experimentation involving over 850 snake venom doses resulted in a novel, broadly protective antivenom created by scientists using his antibodies; this antivenom offers protection against 13 of 19 deadliest snake species and could revolutionize snakebite treatment globally.
Novel Antivenom Developed Using Antibodies from Man Who Self-Administered Snake Venom
Tim Friede's 18-year self-experimentation involving over 850 snake venom doses resulted in a novel, broadly protective antivenom created by scientists using his antibodies; this antivenom offers protection against 13 of 19 deadliest snake species and could revolutionize snakebite treatment globally.
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40% Bias Score
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