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Spain to Establish First National Transgender Healthcare Referral Center
Spain's Ministry of Health is proposing a national referral center for transgender healthcare, to be voted on Friday by autonomous communities, focusing on complex surgeries and addressing the high rates of mental health issues in this population, while ensuring quality care nationwide.
Spain to Establish First National Transgender Healthcare Referral Center
Spain's Ministry of Health is proposing a national referral center for transgender healthcare, to be voted on Friday by autonomous communities, focusing on complex surgeries and addressing the high rates of mental health issues in this population, while ensuring quality care nationwide.
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32% Bias Score
Study: U.S.-Born Older Asian Americans No Longer Healthiest Aging Group
A study using data from over 116,000 U.S.-born Asian adults aged 50+ reveals that for the first time in two decades, they are no longer the healthiest U.S.-born aging racial group, with disability rates remaining unchanged at 5.5% while other groups showed improvement, challenging the 'model minorit...
Study: U.S.-Born Older Asian Americans No Longer Healthiest Aging Group
A study using data from over 116,000 U.S.-born Asian adults aged 50+ reveals that for the first time in two decades, they are no longer the healthiest U.S.-born aging racial group, with disability rates remaining unchanged at 5.5% while other groups showed improvement, challenging the 'model minorit...
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20% Bias Score
Brazil's Genetic Diversity: A Legacy of Colonialism and Path to Precision Medicine
A recent study in Science reveals Brazil's unparalleled genetic diversity, identifying 8.7 million new genetic variants from 2,700 sequenced genomes, mostly of African and Indigenous origin, highlighting the need for targeted health policies.
Brazil's Genetic Diversity: A Legacy of Colonialism and Path to Precision Medicine
A recent study in Science reveals Brazil's unparalleled genetic diversity, identifying 8.7 million new genetic variants from 2,700 sequenced genomes, mostly of African and Indigenous origin, highlighting the need for targeted health policies.
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24% Bias Score
FDA Ends Grace Period for Compounded GLP-1 Drugs, Raising Access Concerns
The FDA will end a grace period allowing the sale of compounded GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes, starting Thursday, impacting thousands of patients who rely on cheaper alternatives; brand-name drug shortages were declared over, leading to this decision.
FDA Ends Grace Period for Compounded GLP-1 Drugs, Raising Access Concerns
The FDA will end a grace period allowing the sale of compounded GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes, starting Thursday, impacting thousands of patients who rely on cheaper alternatives; brand-name drug shortages were declared over, leading to this decision.
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56% Bias Score
France Expands HPV Vaccination to Age 26
France's health authority recommends expanding HPV vaccination catch-up to all individuals up to age 26, aiming to increase vaccination coverage and reduce HPV-related cancers, although vaccination between 11 and 14 years old remains prioritized.
France Expands HPV Vaccination to Age 26
France's health authority recommends expanding HPV vaccination catch-up to all individuals up to age 26, aiming to increase vaccination coverage and reduce HPV-related cancers, although vaccination between 11 and 14 years old remains prioritized.
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8% Bias Score
Amsterdam Combats Low Vaccination Rates with Community-Based Approach
Amsterdam is tackling low childhood vaccination rates through a community-focused approach, addressing practical barriers, cultural sensitivities, and misinformation to improve uptake and prevent outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles, with a particular focus on areas like Zuidoost and Nieuw...
Amsterdam Combats Low Vaccination Rates with Community-Based Approach
Amsterdam is tackling low childhood vaccination rates through a community-focused approach, addressing practical barriers, cultural sensitivities, and misinformation to improve uptake and prevent outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles, with a particular focus on areas like Zuidoost and Nieuw...
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40% Bias Score
Australia Lifts Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood and Plasma
Australia will lift its ban on blood and plasma donations from gay and bisexual men starting next month, becoming the first country to remove all sexual activity-based restrictions on plasma donation, potentially increasing the donation pool by 625,000 people and addressing historical discrimination...
Australia Lifts Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood and Plasma
Australia will lift its ban on blood and plasma donations from gay and bisexual men starting next month, becoming the first country to remove all sexual activity-based restrictions on plasma donation, potentially increasing the donation pool by 625,000 people and addressing historical discrimination...
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36% Bias Score
Limited Cancer Care Access in Morocco Exposes Systemic Healthcare Inequalities
In Morocco, despite reduced medicine prices, access to cancer treatment remains limited, forcing patients to travel to a few hospitals in Casablanca and Rabat, causing hardship and overcrowding, while a woman's initiative to provide shelter highlights the problem.
Limited Cancer Care Access in Morocco Exposes Systemic Healthcare Inequalities
In Morocco, despite reduced medicine prices, access to cancer treatment remains limited, forcing patients to travel to a few hospitals in Casablanca and Rabat, causing hardship and overcrowding, while a woman's initiative to provide shelter highlights the problem.
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36% Bias Score
China's Key Role in Securing the WHO Pandemic Agreement
China actively participated in negotiating the WHO Pandemic Agreement, advocating for multilateralism and fair access to health products for developing nations, focusing surveillance on diseases with pandemic potential and clarifying information-sharing mechanisms, working within the 'Friends of Fai...
China's Key Role in Securing the WHO Pandemic Agreement
China actively participated in negotiating the WHO Pandemic Agreement, advocating for multilateralism and fair access to health products for developing nations, focusing surveillance on diseases with pandemic potential and clarifying information-sharing mechanisms, working within the 'Friends of Fai...
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32% Bias Score
House Republicans Propose Medicaid Overhaul, Threatening Coverage for 8.6 Million
The House Republicans introduced a bill to overhaul Medicaid, potentially causing 8.6 million people to lose coverage due to new work requirements, increased co-pays, stricter eligibility checks, and citizenship verification; the proposed changes aim to save $715 billion over 10 years to fund an ext...
House Republicans Propose Medicaid Overhaul, Threatening Coverage for 8.6 Million
The House Republicans introduced a bill to overhaul Medicaid, potentially causing 8.6 million people to lose coverage due to new work requirements, increased co-pays, stricter eligibility checks, and citizenship verification; the proposed changes aim to save $715 billion over 10 years to fund an ext...
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48% Bias Score
Bill Gates to Donate Nearly All His Fortune to Global Health
Bill Gates announced on Thursday that he will donate nearly all of his \$110 billion fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over the next 20 years to support global health initiatives, accelerating his initial plan and aiming to counteract recent funding cuts by governments.
Bill Gates to Donate Nearly All His Fortune to Global Health
Bill Gates announced on Thursday that he will donate nearly all of his \$110 billion fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over the next 20 years to support global health initiatives, accelerating his initial plan and aiming to counteract recent funding cuts by governments.
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44% Bias Score
French Report Exposes Widespread Healthcare Discrimination
A French report details widespread healthcare discrimination against women, foreigners, and disabled people, citing pain minimization, treatment refusal, and non-consensual acts; 224 complaints were filed in 2022, but the actual scale is believed to be far greater.
French Report Exposes Widespread Healthcare Discrimination
A French report details widespread healthcare discrimination against women, foreigners, and disabled people, citing pain minimization, treatment refusal, and non-consensual acts; 224 complaints were filed in 2022, but the actual scale is believed to be far greater.
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52% Bias Score
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