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Stem-Cell Treatment Shows Promise for Reversing Hearing Loss
A UK clinical trial is testing a new stem-cell treatment for hearing loss caused by auditory nerve damage, injecting lab-grown stem cells into the inner ear to regenerate damaged nerve cells; the trial, involving 20 profoundly deaf patients, will test the treatment's efficacy in reversing hearing lo...
Stem-Cell Treatment Shows Promise for Reversing Hearing Loss
A UK clinical trial is testing a new stem-cell treatment for hearing loss caused by auditory nerve damage, injecting lab-grown stem cells into the inner ear to regenerate damaged nerve cells; the trial, involving 20 profoundly deaf patients, will test the treatment's efficacy in reversing hearing lo...
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44% Bias Score
Misdiagnosis of PCOS: Lifestyle Factors and the Importance of Accurate Diagnosis
A woman with irregular periods and polycystic ovaries on ultrasound was diagnosed with PCOS, but this might be inaccurate; PCOS requires hyperandrogenism, and lifestyle factors can cause irregular cycles without PCOS.
Misdiagnosis of PCOS: Lifestyle Factors and the Importance of Accurate Diagnosis
A woman with irregular periods and polycystic ovaries on ultrasound was diagnosed with PCOS, but this might be inaccurate; PCOS requires hyperandrogenism, and lifestyle factors can cause irregular cycles without PCOS.
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40% Bias Score
Preventable Liver Cancer: Obesity and Alcohol Consumption to Surpass Hepatitis as Leading Causes
A Lancet study reveals that over 60% of global liver cancer cases are preventable, with obesity and alcohol consumption projected to surpass hepatitis as leading causes by 2050, necessitating urgent public health interventions to avoid a doubling of new cases within 25 years.
Preventable Liver Cancer: Obesity and Alcohol Consumption to Surpass Hepatitis as Leading Causes
A Lancet study reveals that over 60% of global liver cancer cases are preventable, with obesity and alcohol consumption projected to surpass hepatitis as leading causes by 2050, necessitating urgent public health interventions to avoid a doubling of new cases within 25 years.
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24% Bias Score
Federal Funding Cuts Jeopardize School Mental Health Services
Federal funding cuts for school mental health programs, initiated by the Trump administration in April, are causing widespread staff layoffs and reducing access to mental health services for students across 47 states, particularly in rural areas.
Federal Funding Cuts Jeopardize School Mental Health Services
Federal funding cuts for school mental health programs, initiated by the Trump administration in April, are causing widespread staff layoffs and reducing access to mental health services for students across 47 states, particularly in rural areas.
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48% Bias Score
Toronto's Extreme Heatwave Exacerbates Vulnerability
Toronto has endured 21 days under heat warnings this summer, surpassing previous years and causing a sharp rise in heat-related emergency room visits, particularly among vulnerable populations, highlighting gaps in the city's Heat Relief Strategy.
Toronto's Extreme Heatwave Exacerbates Vulnerability
Toronto has endured 21 days under heat warnings this summer, surpassing previous years and causing a sharp rise in heat-related emergency room visits, particularly among vulnerable populations, highlighting gaps in the city's Heat Relief Strategy.
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32% Bias Score
Childhood Lead Exposure Linked to Increased Dementia Risk in Older Adults
A Canadian study of over 600,000 older US adults revealed a 20% increased risk of memory problems—potentially leading to dementia—in those exposed to high levels of lead during childhood (1960s-70s), primarily due to leaded gasoline and paint, with nearly 90% of that generation having dangerously hi...
Childhood Lead Exposure Linked to Increased Dementia Risk in Older Adults
A Canadian study of over 600,000 older US adults revealed a 20% increased risk of memory problems—potentially leading to dementia—in those exposed to high levels of lead during childhood (1960s-70s), primarily due to leaded gasoline and paint, with nearly 90% of that generation having dangerously hi...
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44% Bias Score
Six Sources of Financial Trauma: A New Framework for Understanding Money Wounds
This article identifies six sources of financial trauma—generational, vicarious, instability-related, workplace, institutional, and familial/societal—explaining how these factors shape individuals' relationship with money and lead to behavioral patterns such as overspending, avoidance, or hypervigil...
Six Sources of Financial Trauma: A New Framework for Understanding Money Wounds
This article identifies six sources of financial trauma—generational, vicarious, instability-related, workplace, institutional, and familial/societal—explaining how these factors shape individuals' relationship with money and lead to behavioral patterns such as overspending, avoidance, or hypervigil...
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52% Bias Score
Lifestyle Changes Significantly Improve Cognitive Function in Older Adults: POINTER Study
A $50 million Alzheimer's Association study, POINTER, found that lifestyle changes, particularly through an intensive program of diet, exercise, cognitive training, and social activities, significantly improved cognitive function in 2,000 participants aged 60-79, with results comparable to being 1-2...
Lifestyle Changes Significantly Improve Cognitive Function in Older Adults: POINTER Study
A $50 million Alzheimer's Association study, POINTER, found that lifestyle changes, particularly through an intensive program of diet, exercise, cognitive training, and social activities, significantly improved cognitive function in 2,000 participants aged 60-79, with results comparable to being 1-2...
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28% Bias Score
NYC Health Officials Investigate Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in Central Harlem
Health officials in New York City are investigating a cluster of five Legionnaires' disease cases in Central Harlem (ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, and 10037), with no deaths reported, prompting warnings for residents to seek medical care for flu-like symptoms; the source of the contamination is unk...
NYC Health Officials Investigate Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in Central Harlem
Health officials in New York City are investigating a cluster of five Legionnaires' disease cases in Central Harlem (ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, and 10037), with no deaths reported, prompting warnings for residents to seek medical care for flu-like symptoms; the source of the contamination is unk...
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20% Bias Score
French Duplomb Law Passes Despite Widespread Opposition from Experts
The French Duplomb law, despite over two million citizen petitions and widespread opposition from scientists and medical experts, passed due to a lack of diverse expert voices during its parliamentary review, raising serious public health and environmental concerns.
French Duplomb Law Passes Despite Widespread Opposition from Experts
The French Duplomb law, despite over two million citizen petitions and widespread opposition from scientists and medical experts, passed due to a lack of diverse expert voices during its parliamentary review, raising serious public health and environmental concerns.
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60% Bias Score
Global Hunger Decreased in 2024, but African Crisis Deepens
The 2024 UN Food Security report reveals a global decrease in hunger for the third consecutive year to 673 million people, despite regional increases, particularly in Africa, where nearly 60 percent of the world's hungry are projected to reside by 2030, due to factors like conflict, extreme weather,...
Global Hunger Decreased in 2024, but African Crisis Deepens
The 2024 UN Food Security report reveals a global decrease in hunger for the third consecutive year to 673 million people, despite regional increases, particularly in Africa, where nearly 60 percent of the world's hungry are projected to reside by 2030, due to factors like conflict, extreme weather,...
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48% Bias Score
Global Liver Cancer Cases Projected to Rise 76% by 2050
A "Lancet" study projects a 76 percent increase in global liver cell cancer cases by 2050, reaching 1.52 million annually, primarily due to aging populations, Hepatitis infections, and fatty liver disease, with Asia bearing the highest burden and Africa showing the most significant percentage increa...
Global Liver Cancer Cases Projected to Rise 76% by 2050
A "Lancet" study projects a 76 percent increase in global liver cell cancer cases by 2050, reaching 1.52 million annually, primarily due to aging populations, Hepatitis infections, and fatty liver disease, with Asia bearing the highest burden and Africa showing the most significant percentage increa...
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36% Bias Score
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