Latvia's Stricter Tobacco Rules Face Business Loopholes"
Starting January 2025, Latvia will ban the sale of tobacco and vaping products to under-20s and restrict flavors, causing businesses to explore workarounds and predicting a €10 million annual loss in state revenue, while the EU aims for a tobacco-free generation by 2040.
Latvia's Stricter Tobacco Rules Face Business Loopholes"
Starting January 2025, Latvia will ban the sale of tobacco and vaping products to under-20s and restrict flavors, causing businesses to explore workarounds and predicting a €10 million annual loss in state revenue, while the EU aims for a tobacco-free generation by 2040.
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40% Bias Score
\"Rise in Minor Ailments Overwhelming UK Emergency Rooms\
\"A new audit reveals a significant rise in emergency room visits for minor ailments like hiccups and headaches, straining already overburdened NHS services, with officials urging the public to reserve A&E for genuine emergencies only.\
\"Rise in Minor Ailments Overwhelming UK Emergency Rooms\
\"A new audit reveals a significant rise in emergency room visits for minor ailments like hiccups and headaches, straining already overburdened NHS services, with officials urging the public to reserve A&E for genuine emergencies only.\
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40% Bias Score
MBE Awarded for Dementia Care Campaign in Football
Penelope Watson, wife of former footballer Dave Watson, received an MBE for her campaign advocating for better dementia care in football, including establishing memory clubs and working with the family of Jeff Astle, who died from a degenerative brain condition; other Nottinghamshire residents also ...
MBE Awarded for Dementia Care Campaign in Football
Penelope Watson, wife of former footballer Dave Watson, received an MBE for her campaign advocating for better dementia care in football, including establishing memory clubs and working with the family of Jeff Astle, who died from a degenerative brain condition; other Nottinghamshire residents also ...
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16% Bias Score
MP's 40-Year Tribute to Children's Hospital
British MP Marie Tidball, disabled since birth, returned to Sheffield Children's Hospital 40 years after life-changing treatment, praising the "outstanding care" that enabled her to walk and achieve her potential; the visit reunited her with former medical staff and showcased the hospital's new heli...
MP's 40-Year Tribute to Children's Hospital
British MP Marie Tidball, disabled since birth, returned to Sheffield Children's Hospital 40 years after life-changing treatment, praising the "outstanding care" that enabled her to walk and achieve her potential; the visit reunited her with former medical staff and showcased the hospital's new heli...
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52% Bias Score
Wyoming First-Grader Saves Grandmother's Life
Six-year-old Mason Rasmussen of Rock Springs, Wyoming, saved his diabetic grandmother's life on December 19 by reporting her unconscious state to his school after she suffered a low blood sugar episode, prompting a swift emergency response.
Wyoming First-Grader Saves Grandmother's Life
Six-year-old Mason Rasmussen of Rock Springs, Wyoming, saved his diabetic grandmother's life on December 19 by reporting her unconscious state to his school after she suffered a low blood sugar episode, prompting a swift emergency response.
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24% Bias Score
Rise in Underage Nicotine Pouch Use Spurs Health Concerns
Nicotine pouches, such as Zyn, are increasingly used by children despite being for adults 21+, due to discreet use, online marketing, and flavors; the CDC reports 890,000 middle and high schoolers use them, raising health concerns and prompting regulatory action.
Rise in Underage Nicotine Pouch Use Spurs Health Concerns
Nicotine pouches, such as Zyn, are increasingly used by children despite being for adults 21+, due to discreet use, online marketing, and flavors; the CDC reports 890,000 middle and high schoolers use them, raising health concerns and prompting regulatory action.
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32% Bias Score
Cancer Survivor's Unexpected Inspiration: A Research Project
While en route to a hospital for breast cancer treatment, a South African woman living in Leicester found inspiration in a Nelson Mandela park, spurring a four-year research project, "Named After Nelson," exploring the global impact of places named after the anti-apartheid revolutionary.
Cancer Survivor's Unexpected Inspiration: A Research Project
While en route to a hospital for breast cancer treatment, a South African woman living in Leicester found inspiration in a Nelson Mandela park, spurring a four-year research project, "Named After Nelson," exploring the global impact of places named after the anti-apartheid revolutionary.
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12% Bias Score
Family alleges medical negligence in death of 58-year-old woman following COVID-19"
Natalya Bronova, 58, died on January 30, 2023, after contracting COVID-19 on January 1, 2022. Her family alleges medical negligence, citing inadequate treatment, misdiagnosis, and lost medical records, leading to a criminal investigation under Article 238 of the Russian Criminal Code and a 5 million...
Family alleges medical negligence in death of 58-year-old woman following COVID-19"
Natalya Bronova, 58, died on January 30, 2023, after contracting COVID-19 on January 1, 2022. Her family alleges medical negligence, citing inadequate treatment, misdiagnosis, and lost medical records, leading to a criminal investigation under Article 238 of the Russian Criminal Code and a 5 million...
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64% Bias Score
Senegal Midwives Push for Law Implementation to Improve Healthcare
Senegal's National Association of State Midwives (ANSFES) is pushing for the implementation of a 2017 law creating a national midwives' order to improve healthcare quality, noting that the lack of a decree outlining its operation has stalled the process. Eleven of seventeen Francophone African count...
Senegal Midwives Push for Law Implementation to Improve Healthcare
Senegal's National Association of State Midwives (ANSFES) is pushing for the implementation of a 2017 law creating a national midwives' order to improve healthcare quality, noting that the lack of a decree outlining its operation has stalled the process. Eleven of seventeen Francophone African count...
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40% Bias Score
Derby Football League Spurs Significant Weight Loss
A Derby, England, weight-loss football league, MAN v FAT, helped 47 players lose a combined 235kg (37 stone) in 2024, with some participants losing over a fifth of their body weight, improving their health and well-being.
Derby Football League Spurs Significant Weight Loss
A Derby, England, weight-loss football league, MAN v FAT, helped 47 players lose a combined 235kg (37 stone) in 2024, with some participants losing over a fifth of their body weight, improving their health and well-being.
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32% Bias Score
Gang Violence Cripples Haiti's Healthcare System
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, gang attacks destroyed Bernard Mevs Hospital, the only neurological trauma center, and severely damaged the State University Hospital on Christmas Eve, resulting in deaths and injuries, highlighting the country's deteriorating healthcare system and security crisis.
Gang Violence Cripples Haiti's Healthcare System
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, gang attacks destroyed Bernard Mevs Hospital, the only neurological trauma center, and severely damaged the State University Hospital on Christmas Eve, resulting in deaths and injuries, highlighting the country's deteriorating healthcare system and security crisis.
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32% Bias Score
NHS to Decide on Alzheimer's Drug HMTM by April
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is evaluating hydromethylthionine mesylate (HMTM), an oral drug, for treating Alzheimer's disease; early trials show promise in slowing disease progression, with a decision expected by April.
NHS to Decide on Alzheimer's Drug HMTM by April
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is evaluating hydromethylthionine mesylate (HMTM), an oral drug, for treating Alzheimer's disease; early trials show promise in slowing disease progression, with a decision expected by April.
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44% Bias Score