African Startup Moldiag Fills Mpox Testing Gap
Moldiag, a Moroccan startup, is the first African company to mass-produce and distribute mpox tests, addressing shortages and high costs in an outbreak affecting over 59,000 people across 20 African countries, fulfilling a post-COVID-19 commitment by African nations to reduce medical import dependen...
African Startup Moldiag Fills Mpox Testing Gap
Moldiag, a Moroccan startup, is the first African company to mass-produce and distribute mpox tests, addressing shortages and high costs in an outbreak affecting over 59,000 people across 20 African countries, fulfilling a post-COVID-19 commitment by African nations to reduce medical import dependen...
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40% Bias Score
Moroccan Startup Moldiag Fills Critical Mpox Test Shortage in Africa
A Moroccan company, Moldiag, is the first in Africa to produce mpox tests, filling a critical need as the continent battles an outbreak with over 59,000 cases and 1,164 deaths. The $5 tests are already being distributed to several African nations.
Moroccan Startup Moldiag Fills Critical Mpox Test Shortage in Africa
A Moroccan company, Moldiag, is the first in Africa to produce mpox tests, filling a critical need as the continent battles an outbreak with over 59,000 cases and 1,164 deaths. The $5 tests are already being distributed to several African nations.
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44% Bias Score
CEO Assassination Spotlights US Healthcare Crisis
Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was assassinated in Manhattan; the murder weapon, displaying "deny" and "delay," highlights public outrage over healthcare industry practices and underscores the broken US healthcare system.
CEO Assassination Spotlights US Healthcare Crisis
Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was assassinated in Manhattan; the murder weapon, displaying "deny" and "delay," highlights public outrage over healthcare industry practices and underscores the broken US healthcare system.
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56% Bias Score
Centralized Healthcare Call Centers: Efficiency at the Expense of Patient Care
The centralization of healthcare call centers, intended to increase efficiency, has paradoxically decreased the quality of patient care by replacing knowledgeable local staff with distant representatives, resulting in delayed appointments, medication issues, and communication breakdowns.
Centralized Healthcare Call Centers: Efficiency at the Expense of Patient Care
The centralization of healthcare call centers, intended to increase efficiency, has paradoxically decreased the quality of patient care by replacing knowledgeable local staff with distant representatives, resulting in delayed appointments, medication issues, and communication breakdowns.
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72% Bias Score
Record Fentanyl Precursor Seizure in Netherlands Highlights Growing European Threat
The Netherlands seized 25 kilograms of N-boc-4-piperidone, a fentanyl precursor, enough for 15 million doses—the largest European seizure of its kind—raising concerns about the drug's spread across the continent.
Record Fentanyl Precursor Seizure in Netherlands Highlights Growing European Threat
The Netherlands seized 25 kilograms of N-boc-4-piperidone, a fentanyl precursor, enough for 15 million doses—the largest European seizure of its kind—raising concerns about the drug's spread across the continent.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Nominee to Investigate Vaccine-Autism Link Despite Scientific Consensus
President-elect Trump's nominee for health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, may investigate a link between vaccines and autism, despite scientific consensus rejecting this. The increase in autism diagnoses from one in 150 in 2000 to one in 36 in 2020 (CDC) is cited as justification, contradicting the...
Trump Nominee to Investigate Vaccine-Autism Link Despite Scientific Consensus
President-elect Trump's nominee for health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, may investigate a link between vaccines and autism, despite scientific consensus rejecting this. The increase in autism diagnoses from one in 150 in 2000 to one in 36 in 2020 (CDC) is cited as justification, contradicting the...
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52% Bias Score
Opioid Settlement Funds Misallocated: Lack of Lived Experience Input Criticized
A new analysis finds that people with substance use disorder largely lack a formal say in how approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money is being used, with some funds going to efforts such as jail contraband scanners and drug-sniffing dogs, rather than proven recovery programs.
Opioid Settlement Funds Misallocated: Lack of Lived Experience Input Criticized
A new analysis finds that people with substance use disorder largely lack a formal say in how approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money is being used, with some funds going to efforts such as jail contraband scanners and drug-sniffing dogs, rather than proven recovery programs.
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48% Bias Score
Canadian Cancer Costs to Reach $37.7 Billion in 2024
A Canadian Cancer Society study reveals that cancer will cost Canadian society $37.7 billion in 2024, with patients and caregivers paying $7.5 billion, highlighting financial inequities in accessing cancer care; the study projects that cost to rise to $37.4 billion annually by 2034.
Canadian Cancer Costs to Reach $37.7 Billion in 2024
A Canadian Cancer Society study reveals that cancer will cost Canadian society $37.7 billion in 2024, with patients and caregivers paying $7.5 billion, highlighting financial inequities in accessing cancer care; the study projects that cost to rise to $37.4 billion annually by 2034.
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28% Bias Score
CEO Murder Reignites US Healthcare Debate
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4th in Manhattan sparked a national debate about US healthcare inequities, with shell casings found at the scene suggesting a motive linked to the healthcare industry's payment denial practices; Congressman Ro Khanna expressed sympathy fo...
CEO Murder Reignites US Healthcare Debate
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4th in Manhattan sparked a national debate about US healthcare inequities, with shell casings found at the scene suggesting a motive linked to the healthcare industry's payment denial practices; Congressman Ro Khanna expressed sympathy fo...
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48% Bias Score
COVID-19 Pandemic's Disproportionate Impact on Mental Health of Young Germans
A DIW Berlin study found that the COVID-19 pandemic had a more significant negative impact on the mental health of younger Germans (under 50) than the 2008-2010 financial crisis, with their mental health recovery lagging compared to older people and resulting in worse mental health in 2022 for the f...
COVID-19 Pandemic's Disproportionate Impact on Mental Health of Young Germans
A DIW Berlin study found that the COVID-19 pandemic had a more significant negative impact on the mental health of younger Germans (under 50) than the 2008-2010 financial crisis, with their mental health recovery lagging compared to older people and resulting in worse mental health in 2022 for the f...
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36% Bias Score
Ovarian Cancer: Early Detection Challenges and Preventative Measures
A 50-year-old woman's death from ovarian cancer highlights the challenges of early detection due to vague symptoms and the importance of family history in assessing risk, prompting calls for improved screening methods and proactive healthcare strategies.
Ovarian Cancer: Early Detection Challenges and Preventative Measures
A 50-year-old woman's death from ovarian cancer highlights the challenges of early detection due to vague symptoms and the importance of family history in assessing risk, prompting calls for improved screening methods and proactive healthcare strategies.
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40% Bias Score
Pacemaker Patients: Routine Heart Checks Reduce Hospital Admissions
A three-year study of 1,201 UK pacemaker patients found that routine heart function screenings, coupled with specialist clinic referrals for those with weakened heart muscles, significantly reduced hospital admissions for heart-related problems. The research, published in Nature Medicine, suggests a...
Pacemaker Patients: Routine Heart Checks Reduce Hospital Admissions
A three-year study of 1,201 UK pacemaker patients found that routine heart function screenings, coupled with specialist clinic referrals for those with weakened heart muscles, significantly reduced hospital admissions for heart-related problems. The research, published in Nature Medicine, suggests a...
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36% Bias Score