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New York Reports Fourth US Case of Less Lethal Monkeypox Strain
New York State confirmed a clade Ib monkeypox case, the fourth in the US since November 15, raising concerns despite its low fatality rate and lack of community spread, unlike the ongoing clade II outbreak.
New York Reports Fourth US Case of Less Lethal Monkeypox Strain
New York State confirmed a clade Ib monkeypox case, the fourth in the US since November 15, raising concerns despite its low fatality rate and lack of community spread, unlike the ongoing clade II outbreak.
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48% Bias Score
Cholera Resurgence: 2024 Cases Surge 50%, Vaccine Shortages Exacerbate Crisis
The World Health Organization reported a near 50% increase in cholera cases in 2024 (804,721) compared to 2023 (535,321), with deaths also rising from 4,007 to 5,805; scientists estimate far higher numbers annually, and six countries requested vaccines from a depleted global stockpile in 2025, highl...
Cholera Resurgence: 2024 Cases Surge 50%, Vaccine Shortages Exacerbate Crisis
The World Health Organization reported a near 50% increase in cholera cases in 2024 (804,721) compared to 2023 (535,321), with deaths also rising from 4,007 to 5,805; scientists estimate far higher numbers annually, and six countries requested vaccines from a depleted global stockpile in 2025, highl...
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36% Bias Score
US Withdrawal from WHO Jeopardizes Global Health Initiatives
The United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), contributing $1.284 billion annually, threatens global health initiatives, including the upcoming Pandemic Treaty and programs combating neglected tropical diseases; Argentina also withdrew.
US Withdrawal from WHO Jeopardizes Global Health Initiatives
The United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), contributing $1.284 billion annually, threatens global health initiatives, including the upcoming Pandemic Treaty and programs combating neglected tropical diseases; Argentina also withdrew.
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52% Bias Score
Friendship Bench Expands Globally, Addressing Mental Health Disparities
Dr. Dixon Chibanda's Friendship Bench program, initiated in 2006 in Zimbabwe to address mental health disparities, now trains over 3,000 older adults to provide free talk therapy, impacting more than 300,000 individuals yearly and expanding to nine countries.
Friendship Bench Expands Globally, Addressing Mental Health Disparities
Dr. Dixon Chibanda's Friendship Bench program, initiated in 2006 in Zimbabwe to address mental health disparities, now trains over 3,000 older adults to provide free talk therapy, impacting more than 300,000 individuals yearly and expanding to nine countries.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Foreign Policy U-Turn: US Withdrawals from Key UN Organizations and Funding Cuts
President Trump's return to the White House in January 2025 marked a decisive shift in US foreign policy, withdrawing from key UN organizations, including the WHO and UN Human Rights Council, and cutting funding to UNRWA and USAID, triggering varied international responses.
Trump's Foreign Policy U-Turn: US Withdrawals from Key UN Organizations and Funding Cuts
President Trump's return to the White House in January 2025 marked a decisive shift in US foreign policy, withdrawing from key UN organizations, including the WHO and UN Human Rights Council, and cutting funding to UNRWA and USAID, triggering varied international responses.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Aid Freeze Threatens 6 Million HIV/AIDS Deaths
UNAIDS warns that six million people could die from HIV/AIDS in the next four years if the Trump administration cuts global funding, despite initially exempting HIV/AIDS programs. The disruption has already impacted services, highlighting the critical reliance on US funding for global HIV/AIDS progr...
Trump's Aid Freeze Threatens 6 Million HIV/AIDS Deaths
UNAIDS warns that six million people could die from HIV/AIDS in the next four years if the Trump administration cuts global funding, despite initially exempting HIV/AIDS programs. The disruption has already impacted services, highlighting the critical reliance on US funding for global HIV/AIDS progr...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze Creates Global Humanitarian Crisis
The Trump administration's abrupt freeze on nearly all U.S. foreign aid spending has created a humanitarian crisis, jeopardizing disease control, HIV/AIDS treatment, and food security worldwide, with potentially dire consequences for U.S. national security and global stability.
Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze Creates Global Humanitarian Crisis
The Trump administration's abrupt freeze on nearly all U.S. foreign aid spending has created a humanitarian crisis, jeopardizing disease control, HIV/AIDS treatment, and food security worldwide, with potentially dire consequences for U.S. national security and global stability.
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52% Bias Score
US Research Funding Cuts Disrupt Global Health Initiatives
The US government's abrupt cuts to research funding have left 1350 local employees in two HIV projects unemployed, disrupted treatment for infectious diseases, jeopardized ongoing clinical trials, and created a climate of fear within the scientific community, with wide-ranging implications for globa...
US Research Funding Cuts Disrupt Global Health Initiatives
The US government's abrupt cuts to research funding have left 1350 local employees in two HIV projects unemployed, disrupted treatment for infectious diseases, jeopardized ongoing clinical trials, and created a climate of fear within the scientific community, with wide-ranging implications for globa...
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60% Bias Score
US Funding Freeze Could Cause Massive HIV Surge
UNAIDS warns that a US funding freeze for global HIV/AIDS programs could lead to 8.7 million new HIV infections and 6.3 million AIDS-related deaths by 2029, reversing years of progress and causing widespread job losses among healthcare workers.
US Funding Freeze Could Cause Massive HIV Surge
UNAIDS warns that a US funding freeze for global HIV/AIDS programs could lead to 8.7 million new HIV infections and 6.3 million AIDS-related deaths by 2029, reversing years of progress and causing widespread job losses among healthcare workers.
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60% Bias Score
USAID Funding Freeze Threatens Global Health
The Trump administration's drastic cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), responsible for up to 40% of global development aid, have sparked concerns over the spread of infectious diseases due to the immediate suspension of aid projects and a 90-day funding freeze, impacting vit...
USAID Funding Freeze Threatens Global Health
The Trump administration's drastic cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), responsible for up to 40% of global development aid, have sparked concerns over the spread of infectious diseases due to the immediate suspension of aid projects and a 90-day funding freeze, impacting vit...
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48% Bias Score
NHS Over-Reliance on Foreign Doctors Sparks Concerns
Health Secretary Wes Streeting criticized the NHS's over-reliance on foreign-trained doctors, noting that two-thirds of the 28,564 doctors registered in the UK in 2023 qualified abroad, with a 400% surge in non-European doctors since 2016, prompting a focus on increasing domestic medical training.
NHS Over-Reliance on Foreign Doctors Sparks Concerns
Health Secretary Wes Streeting criticized the NHS's over-reliance on foreign-trained doctors, noting that two-thirds of the 28,564 doctors registered in the UK in 2023 qualified abroad, with a 400% surge in non-European doctors since 2016, prompting a focus on increasing domestic medical training.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Administration Shuts Down USAID, Laying Off 13,000 Employees
The Trump administration abruptly shut down nearly all USAID programs within two weeks, citing misalignment with American interests and alleged fraud, despite the agency's bipartisan history and contributions to global health, impacting approximately 13,000 employees.
Trump Administration Shuts Down USAID, Laying Off 13,000 Employees
The Trump administration abruptly shut down nearly all USAID programs within two weeks, citing misalignment with American interests and alleged fraud, despite the agency's bipartisan history and contributions to global health, impacting approximately 13,000 employees.
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60% Bias Score
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