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Nigerian Skin-Lightening Creams Cause Health Crisis
In Nigeria, 77% of women regularly use skin-lightening products, often resulting in severe health consequences like burns and skin damage, driven by cultural preferences that associate lighter skin with higher status and wealth, prompting a 2023 government state of emergency.
Nigerian Skin-Lightening Creams Cause Health Crisis
In Nigeria, 77% of women regularly use skin-lightening products, often resulting in severe health consequences like burns and skin damage, driven by cultural preferences that associate lighter skin with higher status and wealth, prompting a 2023 government state of emergency.
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52% Bias Score
Chinese Brain-Machine Interface Restores Speech to ALS Patient
A Beijing hospital announced the world's first successful implantation of a Chinese-developed wireless brain-machine interface (BMI) system, restoring communication to a 67-year-old ALS patient with aphasia; the device uses 128 channels to achieve 52 percent accuracy in decoding 62 words after three...
Chinese Brain-Machine Interface Restores Speech to ALS Patient
A Beijing hospital announced the world's first successful implantation of a Chinese-developed wireless brain-machine interface (BMI) system, restoring communication to a 67-year-old ALS patient with aphasia; the device uses 128 channels to achieve 52 percent accuracy in decoding 62 words after three...
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40% Bias Score
TikTok ADHD Videos: Expert vs. Young Adult Perceptions Reveal Misinformation Risk
A study in PLOS One reveals that young adults rate ADHD-related TikTok videos higher than experts, with less than half of the videos accurately reflecting symptoms; most creators lack professional credentials, and many promote products, raising concerns about misinformation.
TikTok ADHD Videos: Expert vs. Young Adult Perceptions Reveal Misinformation Risk
A study in PLOS One reveals that young adults rate ADHD-related TikTok videos higher than experts, with less than half of the videos accurately reflecting symptoms; most creators lack professional credentials, and many promote products, raising concerns about misinformation.
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28% Bias Score
US Seeks Egg Supply Help From Italy Amidst Avian Flu Crisis
The US is facing an egg shortage due to avian flu, prompting them to seek help from Italy's Veneto region, a major egg producer. While Veneto can't meet US demand, it is offering expertise in sustainable farming practices instead.
US Seeks Egg Supply Help From Italy Amidst Avian Flu Crisis
The US is facing an egg shortage due to avian flu, prompting them to seek help from Italy's Veneto region, a major egg producer. While Veneto can't meet US demand, it is offering expertise in sustainable farming practices instead.
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36% Bias Score
Brief Social Interactions Significantly Improve Well-being: Turkish Study
A Turkish study confirms that brief interactions with strangers, such as greetings or short conversations, boost well-being, challenging common avoidance due to perceived awkwardness or safety concerns.
Brief Social Interactions Significantly Improve Well-being: Turkish Study
A Turkish study confirms that brief interactions with strangers, such as greetings or short conversations, boost well-being, challenging common avoidance due to perceived awkwardness or safety concerns.
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44% Bias Score
United Airlines Faces Backlash After Crew Demands Removal of Child's Ventilator
On March 8th, United Airlines crew members on a flight from Tampa to Newark demanded a mother remove her son's ventilator, causing distress; the airline apologized, but the mother stated it was insincere, prompting a viral TikTok video.
United Airlines Faces Backlash After Crew Demands Removal of Child's Ventilator
On March 8th, United Airlines crew members on a flight from Tampa to Newark demanded a mother remove her son's ventilator, causing distress; the airline apologized, but the mother stated it was insincere, prompting a viral TikTok video.
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36% Bias Score
Nigerian Mother's Regret: Skin-Lightening Creams Cause Children's Burns
A Nigerian mother regrets using skin-lightening creams on her six children, causing burns and scarring, highlighting the widespread and harmful practice fueled by societal pressures and unregulated products.
Nigerian Mother's Regret: Skin-Lightening Creams Cause Children's Burns
A Nigerian mother regrets using skin-lightening creams on her six children, causing burns and scarring, highlighting the widespread and harmful practice fueled by societal pressures and unregulated products.
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56% Bias Score
Record High Euthanasia Cases in Netherlands Raise Ethical Concerns
The Netherlands reported a record 9,958 euthanasia notifications in 2024, a 10% increase from 2023, with 86.29% stemming from physical illnesses and 2.2% from mental health issues; six cases revealed procedural errors.
Record High Euthanasia Cases in Netherlands Raise Ethical Concerns
The Netherlands reported a record 9,958 euthanasia notifications in 2024, a 10% increase from 2023, with 86.29% stemming from physical illnesses and 2.2% from mental health issues; six cases revealed procedural errors.
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32% Bias Score
French Smokers Flock to Germany for Cheaper Cigarettes
Higher cigarette prices in France (€13 vs. €9 in nearby Kehl, Germany) are driving French consumers across the border to buy cheaper cigarettes, causing economic hardship for French tobacco retailers and prompting eight shop closures per year in the Bas-Rhin department, while the French government a...
French Smokers Flock to Germany for Cheaper Cigarettes
Higher cigarette prices in France (€13 vs. €9 in nearby Kehl, Germany) are driving French consumers across the border to buy cheaper cigarettes, causing economic hardship for French tobacco retailers and prompting eight shop closures per year in the Bas-Rhin department, while the French government a...
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36% Bias Score
Welsh Opera Program Alleviates Chronic Pain Through Singing
A Welsh National Opera pain management program, funded by the Welsh government, showed that two-thirds of participants experienced reduced chronic pain and improved mental health using singing and breathing exercises, suggesting a novel approach to pain management.
Welsh Opera Program Alleviates Chronic Pain Through Singing
A Welsh National Opera pain management program, funded by the Welsh government, showed that two-thirds of participants experienced reduced chronic pain and improved mental health using singing and breathing exercises, suggesting a novel approach to pain management.
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32% Bias Score
Delayed Opening of Melbourne Community Hospitals Sparks Public Outrage
The newly built Craigieburn Community Hospital in Melbourne's north remains unopened months after completion, despite cost overruns exceeding \$100 million and causing significant resident frustration, while a similar delay affects Cranbourne's new community hospital.
Delayed Opening of Melbourne Community Hospitals Sparks Public Outrage
The newly built Craigieburn Community Hospital in Melbourne's north remains unopened months after completion, despite cost overruns exceeding \$100 million and causing significant resident frustration, while a similar delay affects Cranbourne's new community hospital.
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48% Bias Score
Colombian Healthcare Reform: Politics over Patients
A Colombian journalist criticizes Minister Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo's healthcare reform, citing drug shortages, lack of transition plans for chronic patients, and the removal of a corruption investigator as evidence of prioritizing politics over patient well-being, leading to preventable deaths.
Colombian Healthcare Reform: Politics over Patients
A Colombian journalist criticizes Minister Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo's healthcare reform, citing drug shortages, lack of transition plans for chronic patients, and the removal of a corruption investigator as evidence of prioritizing politics over patient well-being, leading to preventable deaths.
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64% Bias Score
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