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Sleep Disorders Double Dementia Risk: Large-Scale Study
A large-scale study using over one million electronic health records revealed that individuals with sleep disorders have up to double the risk of developing dementia within 15 years, increasing the risk for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's irrespective of genetic predisposition.
Sleep Disorders Double Dementia Risk: Large-Scale Study
A large-scale study using over one million electronic health records revealed that individuals with sleep disorders have up to double the risk of developing dementia within 15 years, increasing the risk for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's irrespective of genetic predisposition.
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28% Bias Score
England Bans Single-Use Vapes to Tackle Environmental and Health Concerns
England bans single-use vapes from June 1st, 2025, imposing fines on retailers for violations, aiming to reduce environmental damage from approximately five million discarded vapes weekly and tackle youth vaping rates; a new vaping duty starts October 1st, 2026.
England Bans Single-Use Vapes to Tackle Environmental and Health Concerns
England bans single-use vapes from June 1st, 2025, imposing fines on retailers for violations, aiming to reduce environmental damage from approximately five million discarded vapes weekly and tackle youth vaping rates; a new vaping duty starts October 1st, 2026.
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52% Bias Score
House Passes Medicaid Bill with Stricter Requirements and Funding Cuts; Senate to Consider
The House passed a bill including Medicaid changes: work requirements for non-disabled adults (19-64), more frequent eligibility checks, reduced funding for states covering undocumented immigrants, and a ban on gender-affirming care coverage, with the Senate now considering it.
House Passes Medicaid Bill with Stricter Requirements and Funding Cuts; Senate to Consider
The House passed a bill including Medicaid changes: work requirements for non-disabled adults (19-64), more frequent eligibility checks, reduced funding for states covering undocumented immigrants, and a ban on gender-affirming care coverage, with the Senate now considering it.
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52% Bias Score
Actress Kara Tointon Has Preventative Double Mastectomy After BRCA Gene Test
Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon, 41, underwent a double mastectomy and preventative ovarian surgery after discovering she carries the BRCA gene, which significantly increases breast and ovarian cancer risk, following her mother's death from ovarian cancer in 2019.
Actress Kara Tointon Has Preventative Double Mastectomy After BRCA Gene Test
Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon, 41, underwent a double mastectomy and preventative ovarian surgery after discovering she carries the BRCA gene, which significantly increases breast and ovarian cancer risk, following her mother's death from ovarian cancer in 2019.
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44% Bias Score
WA's Nang Ban: Seven Months of Non-Compliance
Seven months after Western Australia banned the sale of nitrous oxide canisters ("nangs"), a 9News Perth investigation revealed widespread non-compliance, with numerous retailers openly selling the canisters despite zero fines being issued by the Department of Health, prompting criticism from variou...
WA's Nang Ban: Seven Months of Non-Compliance
Seven months after Western Australia banned the sale of nitrous oxide canisters ("nangs"), a 9News Perth investigation revealed widespread non-compliance, with numerous retailers openly selling the canisters despite zero fines being issued by the Department of Health, prompting criticism from variou...
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60% Bias Score
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Against Using Medication Non-Compliance in Insanity Defense
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that evidence of Michelle Wierson's discontinuation of psychiatric medication cannot be used against her insanity defense in the fatal car crash that killed 5-year-old Miles Jenness in September 2018, overturning a 1982 precedent and focusing solely on her mental stat...
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Against Using Medication Non-Compliance in Insanity Defense
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that evidence of Michelle Wierson's discontinuation of psychiatric medication cannot be used against her insanity defense in the fatal car crash that killed 5-year-old Miles Jenness in September 2018, overturning a 1982 precedent and focusing solely on her mental stat...
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36% Bias Score
Argentine Fentanyl Contamination Kills 33, Spurs Investigation
Contaminated fentanyl injections from HLB Pharma Group and Laboratorio Ramallo caused at least 33 deaths and 69 confirmed infections in Argentina, mainly in Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, and the capital, prompting a judicial investigation into suspected negligence and focusing on three affected batches.
Argentine Fentanyl Contamination Kills 33, Spurs Investigation
Contaminated fentanyl injections from HLB Pharma Group and Laboratorio Ramallo caused at least 33 deaths and 69 confirmed infections in Argentina, mainly in Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, and the capital, prompting a judicial investigation into suspected negligence and focusing on three affected batches.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Cancels $766 Million Moderna Flu Vaccine Contract
The Trump administration cancelled two Moderna contracts worth $766 million for H5N1 bird flu vaccines following positive trial results, citing insufficient testing of mRNA technology, despite a prior US bird flu outbreak resulting in one death.
Trump Administration Cancels $766 Million Moderna Flu Vaccine Contract
The Trump administration cancelled two Moderna contracts worth $766 million for H5N1 bird flu vaccines following positive trial results, citing insufficient testing of mRNA technology, despite a prior US bird flu outbreak resulting in one death.
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44% Bias Score
Regular Cannabis Use Linked to Impaired Blood Vessel Function, Increased Heart Attack Risk
A new study published in JAMA Cardiology reveals that regular marijuana smoking or edible consumption is linked to significantly impaired blood vessel function, increasing the risk of heart attacks, particularly concerning given the rise in unexplained cardiac events among young Americans.
Regular Cannabis Use Linked to Impaired Blood Vessel Function, Increased Heart Attack Risk
A new study published in JAMA Cardiology reveals that regular marijuana smoking or edible consumption is linked to significantly impaired blood vessel function, increasing the risk of heart attacks, particularly concerning given the rise in unexplained cardiac events among young Americans.
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48% Bias Score
Paramedic Struck Off for Exploiting Medical Emergency for Sexual Advances
A Berkshire paramedic, James Birdseye, has been struck off the medical register after exploiting a medical emergency to make inappropriate sexual advances toward a student paramedic in June 2019, including unwanted touching and manipulative scheduling.
Paramedic Struck Off for Exploiting Medical Emergency for Sexual Advances
A Berkshire paramedic, James Birdseye, has been struck off the medical register after exploiting a medical emergency to make inappropriate sexual advances toward a student paramedic in June 2019, including unwanted touching and manipulative scheduling.
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40% Bias Score
Father Advocates for Men's Role in Menstrual Education
Cristobal Somarriva Quezada, a father of three and Softys executive, wrote an open letter advocating for fathers' involvement in menstrual education, highlighting the global lack of adequate resources and support for girls experiencing menstruation, and emphasizing the importance of open conversatio...
Father Advocates for Men's Role in Menstrual Education
Cristobal Somarriva Quezada, a father of three and Softys executive, wrote an open letter advocating for fathers' involvement in menstrual education, highlighting the global lack of adequate resources and support for girls experiencing menstruation, and emphasizing the importance of open conversatio...
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24% Bias Score
Miss World Contestant Highlights Knife Crime Prevention in Wales
Millie-Mae Adams, a 22-year-old medical student and Miss Wales 2023 contestant, is using the Miss World platform to raise awareness about knife crime in Wales by teaching young people how to deal with stabbings through her work with StreetDoctors, a charity that operates in 20 UK cities.
Miss World Contestant Highlights Knife Crime Prevention in Wales
Millie-Mae Adams, a 22-year-old medical student and Miss Wales 2023 contestant, is using the Miss World platform to raise awareness about knife crime in Wales by teaching young people how to deal with stabbings through her work with StreetDoctors, a charity that operates in 20 UK cities.
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24% Bias Score
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