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Pandemic Anniversary Highlights Advancements and Persistent Challenges
Five years after the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, advancements in portable diagnostics and data analysis offer improved disease surveillance, but decreased public trust in science and challenges in international collaboration remain significant obstacles to future pandemic preparedness.
Pandemic Anniversary Highlights Advancements and Persistent Challenges
Five years after the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, advancements in portable diagnostics and data analysis offer improved disease surveillance, but decreased public trust in science and challenges in international collaboration remain significant obstacles to future pandemic preparedness.
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48% Bias Score
AI-Driven Predictive Healthcare: Shifting from Reactive to Preventative Care
At Davos, healthcare experts discussed using AI and personal data from wearables to predict and prevent health problems, aiming to improve outcomes and address systemic challenges like doctor shortages and inefficient spending.
AI-Driven Predictive Healthcare: Shifting from Reactive to Preventative Care
At Davos, healthcare experts discussed using AI and personal data from wearables to predict and prevent health problems, aiming to improve outcomes and address systemic challenges like doctor shortages and inefficient spending.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Foreign Aid Cuts Result in Preventable Deaths
The Trump administration's drastic cuts to USAID foreign aid have resulted in preventable deaths from malaria and tuberculosis in low-income countries, while the termination of the Health Equity Advisory Committee and potential Medicaid cuts threaten vulnerable populations in the U.S.
Trump's Foreign Aid Cuts Result in Preventable Deaths
The Trump administration's drastic cuts to USAID foreign aid have resulted in preventable deaths from malaria and tuberculosis in low-income countries, while the termination of the Health Equity Advisory Committee and potential Medicaid cuts threaten vulnerable populations in the U.S.
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68% Bias Score
Increased Screen Time Linked to 21% Higher Myopia Risk
A new study reveals that each extra hour spent daily on digital screens increases myopia risk by 21%, according to a meta-analysis of 45 studies involving 335,524 children and adolescents; researchers warn that by 2050 nearly half the world's population may suffer from myopia.
Increased Screen Time Linked to 21% Higher Myopia Risk
A new study reveals that each extra hour spent daily on digital screens increases myopia risk by 21%, according to a meta-analysis of 45 studies involving 335,524 children and adolescents; researchers warn that by 2050 nearly half the world's population may suffer from myopia.
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40% Bias Score
Global Air Pollution Crisis: Only Seven Nations Meet WHO Standards
A 2024 report by IQAir found that only seven countries met World Health Organization air quality guidelines, with many countries exceeding limits by tenfold or more, highlighting a global health crisis and significant inequalities in clean air access.
Global Air Pollution Crisis: Only Seven Nations Meet WHO Standards
A 2024 report by IQAir found that only seven countries met World Health Organization air quality guidelines, with many countries exceeding limits by tenfold or more, highlighting a global health crisis and significant inequalities in clean air access.
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40% Bias Score
2024 Air Quality Report: Los Angeles Worst in US, Chad Worst Globally
IQAir's 2024 World Air Quality Report ranked Los Angeles as the most polluted major U.S. city, while Chad had the world's worst air quality (91.5 micrograms/m³), exceeding WHO guidelines by over 18 times; 17 percent of cities globally met WHO guidelines, up from 9 percent in 2023.
2024 Air Quality Report: Los Angeles Worst in US, Chad Worst Globally
IQAir's 2024 World Air Quality Report ranked Los Angeles as the most polluted major U.S. city, while Chad had the world's worst air quality (91.5 micrograms/m³), exceeding WHO guidelines by over 18 times; 17 percent of cities globally met WHO guidelines, up from 9 percent in 2023.
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44% Bias Score
U.S. Measles Cases Surge to Highest Level Since 2019
The U.S. has seen 308 measles cases in 2024, mostly from an outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, exceeding 2023's total and marking the highest since 2019's record 1,274 cases, with at least two deaths reported, highlighting global concerns over declining vaccination rates.
U.S. Measles Cases Surge to Highest Level Since 2019
The U.S. has seen 308 measles cases in 2024, mostly from an outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, exceeding 2023's total and marking the highest since 2019's record 1,274 cases, with at least two deaths reported, highlighting global concerns over declining vaccination rates.
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36% Bias Score
Global Air Pollution Crisis: Data Gaps and US Data Halt Raise Concerns
A report reveals that only 17% of world cities meet air quality standards, with several nations lacking sufficient monitoring; the US State Department's decision to stop publishing air quality data collected by its embassies raises concerns.
Global Air Pollution Crisis: Data Gaps and US Data Halt Raise Concerns
A report reveals that only 17% of world cities meet air quality standards, with several nations lacking sufficient monitoring; the US State Department's decision to stop publishing air quality data collected by its embassies raises concerns.
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44% Bias Score
Digitalization Boosts TCM's Global Reach
Chinese pharmaceutical companies are using digital technologies, such as AI and cloud computing, to improve the quality, traceability, and global reach of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) products; this includes using QR codes for detailed product information and high-frequency vibration technolog...
Digitalization Boosts TCM's Global Reach
Chinese pharmaceutical companies are using digital technologies, such as AI and cloud computing, to improve the quality, traceability, and global reach of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) products; this includes using QR codes for detailed product information and high-frequency vibration technolog...
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48% Bias Score
COVID-19: Continued Mutation and the Importance of Immunity
Despite receding from public attention, COVID-19 continues to mutate, causing hundreds of weekly deaths in the U.S., primarily affecting vulnerable populations; however, widespread immunity currently prevents widespread severe illness.
COVID-19: Continued Mutation and the Importance of Immunity
Despite receding from public attention, COVID-19 continues to mutate, causing hundreds of weekly deaths in the U.S., primarily affecting vulnerable populations; however, widespread immunity currently prevents widespread severe illness.
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36% Bias Score
COVID-19's Lingering Impact: Successes and Failures Five Years On
The fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals both successes, like rapid vaccine development, and failures, such as decreased global health funding and the resurgence of preventable diseases due to misinformation campaigns.
COVID-19's Lingering Impact: Successes and Failures Five Years On
The fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals both successes, like rapid vaccine development, and failures, such as decreased global health funding and the resurgence of preventable diseases due to misinformation campaigns.
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40% Bias Score
Microplastics Cut Global Food Supplies by 4-14%, Threatening 400 Million More with Starvation
A new assessment reveals that microplastic pollution is reducing global food supplies by 4-14%, impacting staple crops and potentially increasing the number of starving people by 400 million in the next two decades; the greatest impact is seen in Asia.
Microplastics Cut Global Food Supplies by 4-14%, Threatening 400 Million More with Starvation
A new assessment reveals that microplastic pollution is reducing global food supplies by 4-14%, impacting staple crops and potentially increasing the number of starving people by 400 million in the next two decades; the greatest impact is seen in Asia.
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48% Bias Score
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