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Australia's Tobacco Tax: Unintended Consequences and a Thriving Black Market
Australia's high tobacco taxes, intended to curb smoking and boost revenue, have unexpectedly created a booming black market, enriching organized crime and disproportionately harming disadvantaged smokers while yielding uncertain public health gains.
Australia's Tobacco Tax: Unintended Consequences and a Thriving Black Market
Australia's high tobacco taxes, intended to curb smoking and boost revenue, have unexpectedly created a booming black market, enriching organized crime and disproportionately harming disadvantaged smokers while yielding uncertain public health gains.
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52% Bias Score
Astronauts Face Lengthy Recovery After Nine-Month ISS Mission
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after a nine-month ISS mission, facing a lengthy recovery from microgravity's effects on muscles, bones, cardiovascular system, and vision, highlighting the extreme physiological challenges of space travel.
Astronauts Face Lengthy Recovery After Nine-Month ISS Mission
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after a nine-month ISS mission, facing a lengthy recovery from microgravity's effects on muscles, bones, cardiovascular system, and vision, highlighting the extreme physiological challenges of space travel.
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28% Bias Score
French Emergency Room Strain: 13% Rise in Visits, Longer Wait Times
A French government survey of emergency rooms on June 13, 2023, revealed a 13% increase in patient visits (58,500 vs 51,800 in 2013) and significantly longer wait times; half of patients stayed over three hours, 45 minutes more than in 2013.
French Emergency Room Strain: 13% Rise in Visits, Longer Wait Times
A French government survey of emergency rooms on June 13, 2023, revealed a 13% increase in patient visits (58,500 vs 51,800 in 2013) and significantly longer wait times; half of patients stayed over three hours, 45 minutes more than in 2013.
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24% Bias Score
Climate Change Fuels Adolescent Mental Health Crisis in Madagascar
A study in southern Madagascar's Grand Sud region reveals climate change's severe impact on adolescent mental health, with 90% of households facing food shortages and young people reporting high anxiety and depression due to drought, famine, and displacement.
Climate Change Fuels Adolescent Mental Health Crisis in Madagascar
A study in southern Madagascar's Grand Sud region reveals climate change's severe impact on adolescent mental health, with 90% of households facing food shortages and young people reporting high anxiety and depression due to drought, famine, and displacement.
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32% Bias Score
Purdue Pharma's Revised \$7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement Plan Filed
Purdue Pharma filed a new \$7.4 billion bankruptcy plan to settle opioid lawsuits, addressing Supreme Court concerns by offering creditors a choice to participate and increasing Sackler family contributions to between \$6.5 and \$7 billion, with \$850 million for individuals harmed.
Purdue Pharma's Revised \$7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement Plan Filed
Purdue Pharma filed a new \$7.4 billion bankruptcy plan to settle opioid lawsuits, addressing Supreme Court concerns by offering creditors a choice to participate and increasing Sackler family contributions to between \$6.5 and \$7 billion, with \$850 million for individuals harmed.
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44% Bias Score
Only 10% of Back Pain Treatments Effective, Study Finds
A study of 301 trials revealed that only 10% of common non-surgical back pain treatments are efficacious, providing only small pain reductions compared to placebos; researchers call for more high-quality studies to reduce uncertainty.
Only 10% of Back Pain Treatments Effective, Study Finds
A study of 301 trials revealed that only 10% of common non-surgical back pain treatments are efficacious, providing only small pain reductions compared to placebos; researchers call for more high-quality studies to reduce uncertainty.
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56% Bias Score
Climate Change Fuels Mental Health Crisis Among Madagascar Adolescents
A study in Southern Madagascar found that climate change severely impacts adolescents' mental health, with high rates of anxiety and depression due to food insecurity, displacement, and uncertainty about the future, prompting calls for integrating mental health support into climate adaptation effort...
Climate Change Fuels Mental Health Crisis Among Madagascar Adolescents
A study in Southern Madagascar found that climate change severely impacts adolescents' mental health, with high rates of anxiety and depression due to food insecurity, displacement, and uncertainty about the future, prompting calls for integrating mental health support into climate adaptation effort...
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24% Bias Score
Single Genetic Variation Holds Key to Type 1 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment
Dutch researchers discovered a single genetic letter variation protecting against type 1 diabetes, affecting 100,000 people, enabling more precise diagnosis, prediction, and potential new treatments using CRISPR-Cas technology; the research is published in Cell.
Single Genetic Variation Holds Key to Type 1 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment
Dutch researchers discovered a single genetic letter variation protecting against type 1 diabetes, affecting 100,000 people, enabling more precise diagnosis, prediction, and potential new treatments using CRISPR-Cas technology; the research is published in Cell.
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28% Bias Score
Amsterdam Surpasses European Cities in Cannabis and MDMA Use
Amsterdam surpasses all European cities in cannabis and MDMA use in 2024, showing a 60% increase in cannabis and double the MDMA levels of other cities, according to a new report by the European Drug Agency based on wastewater analysis from 128 European cities in 26 countries.
Amsterdam Surpasses European Cities in Cannabis and MDMA Use
Amsterdam surpasses all European cities in cannabis and MDMA use in 2024, showing a 60% increase in cannabis and double the MDMA levels of other cities, according to a new report by the European Drug Agency based on wastewater analysis from 128 European cities in 26 countries.
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32% Bias Score
Climate Change Fuels Mental Health Crisis Among Madagascar's Adolescents
A study in Madagascar's Grand Sud region shows climate change is severely impacting adolescents' mental health, with 90% of families experiencing food shortages in the past year and many reporting high levels of anxiety, depression, and despair due to failed harvests and water scarcity.
Climate Change Fuels Mental Health Crisis Among Madagascar's Adolescents
A study in Madagascar's Grand Sud region shows climate change is severely impacting adolescents' mental health, with 90% of families experiencing food shortages in the past year and many reporting high levels of anxiety, depression, and despair due to failed harvests and water scarcity.
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24% Bias Score
AEMPS Seizes Unregulated Hormone Pellets in Spain
The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) has seized hormone pellets from two Valencian pharmacies due to inadequate production methods, lack of sterility, and unsubstantiated claims of anti-aging benefits, prompting a nationwide review of their distribution and use.
AEMPS Seizes Unregulated Hormone Pellets in Spain
The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) has seized hormone pellets from two Valencian pharmacies due to inadequate production methods, lack of sterility, and unsubstantiated claims of anti-aging benefits, prompting a nationwide review of their distribution and use.
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60% Bias Score
Germany's Nursing Home Shortage: A Systemic Crisis in Elder Care
Due to a critical shortage of nursing home spaces in Germany, a 76-year-old man remained hospitalized for four months after his recovery, highlighting the strain on the healthcare system and the struggle faced by families in securing adequate care for severely ill elderly individuals.
Germany's Nursing Home Shortage: A Systemic Crisis in Elder Care
Due to a critical shortage of nursing home spaces in Germany, a 76-year-old man remained hospitalized for four months after his recovery, highlighting the strain on the healthcare system and the struggle faced by families in securing adequate care for severely ill elderly individuals.
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48% Bias Score
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