EU Excess Mortality Falls Despite Persistent Healthcare System Challenges
Excess mortality in the EU decreased to 5% in November 2024, down from 22,000 deaths compared to November 2023, despite ongoing healthcare system challenges including staff shortages and medicine supply issues; the EU's Essential Medicines Act is delayed.
EU Excess Mortality Falls Despite Persistent Healthcare System Challenges
Excess mortality in the EU decreased to 5% in November 2024, down from 22,000 deaths compared to November 2023, despite ongoing healthcare system challenges including staff shortages and medicine supply issues; the EU's Essential Medicines Act is delayed.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Withdraws US from World Health Organization
President Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, citing mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and unfair financial contributions, a decision opposed by public health experts who warn of significant negative consequences for gl...
Trump Withdraws US from World Health Organization
President Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, citing mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and unfair financial contributions, a decision opposed by public health experts who warn of significant negative consequences for gl...
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40% Bias Score
CMS Drug Price Controls Under IRA Threaten Pharmaceutical Innovation
CMS announced price negotiations for 15 drugs under the IRA, imposing penalties up to 95% of U.S. sales for non-compliance; this discourages R&D, potentially resulting in fewer new drugs and harming patients, with studies projecting a loss of 135 new drugs and $663 billion in R&D spending by 2039.
CMS Drug Price Controls Under IRA Threaten Pharmaceutical Innovation
CMS announced price negotiations for 15 drugs under the IRA, imposing penalties up to 95% of U.S. sales for non-compliance; this discourages R&D, potentially resulting in fewer new drugs and harming patients, with studies projecting a loss of 135 new drugs and $663 billion in R&D spending by 2039.
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60% Bias Score
Hamilton Opens 'Zachary's Legacy' Hub Following 1997 Murder
On March 27, 1997, 2.5-year-old Zachary Antidormi was fatally stabbed by a mentally ill neighbor in Hamilton, Ontario, prompting systemic changes in policing and mental health response, culminating in the opening of Zachary's Legacy, a collaborative hub for emergency services and mental health profe...
Hamilton Opens 'Zachary's Legacy' Hub Following 1997 Murder
On March 27, 1997, 2.5-year-old Zachary Antidormi was fatally stabbed by a mentally ill neighbor in Hamilton, Ontario, prompting systemic changes in policing and mental health response, culminating in the opening of Zachary's Legacy, a collaborative hub for emergency services and mental health profe...
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Mental Health Patients Condemn Oxevision Camera System
Three mental health patients are speaking out against the use of Oxevision, a camera system monitoring vital signs in their bedrooms, claiming it increased their paranoia and worsened their mental health, prompting calls for a pause in its rollout by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Rethink.
Mental Health Patients Condemn Oxevision Camera System
Three mental health patients are speaking out against the use of Oxevision, a camera system monitoring vital signs in their bedrooms, claiming it increased their paranoia and worsened their mental health, prompting calls for a pause in its rollout by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Rethink.
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60% Bias Score
Dutch Healthcare Institutions Reject Patients with Severe Intellectual Disabilities Due to Funding Shortages
Dutch healthcare institutions are rejecting patients with severe intellectual disabilities (VG7) due to high care costs, leaving hundreds without adequate care, some living on the streets, while institutions face financial shortfalls despite a promised 6.2 percent funding increase in 2025.
Dutch Healthcare Institutions Reject Patients with Severe Intellectual Disabilities Due to Funding Shortages
Dutch healthcare institutions are rejecting patients with severe intellectual disabilities (VG7) due to high care costs, leaving hundreds without adequate care, some living on the streets, while institutions face financial shortfalls despite a promised 6.2 percent funding increase in 2025.
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32% Bias Score
Physical Fitness Linked to Lower Cancer Mortality Risk
A study of nearly 47,000 cancer patients found that muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with a 31–46% lower risk of death from any cause, with even greater reductions in specific cancer types and stages; this research, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, ...
Physical Fitness Linked to Lower Cancer Mortality Risk
A study of nearly 47,000 cancer patients found that muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with a 31–46% lower risk of death from any cause, with even greater reductions in specific cancer types and stages; this research, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, ...
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40% Bias Score
Australia Calls for Total Ban on 'Forever Chemicals' in Consumer Goods
Australia's water providers are demanding a nationwide ban on PFAS, a family of cancer-causing 'forever chemicals' found in consumer goods, to prevent water contamination and associated health risks, costing millions in water treatment. The call to action was made at a senate inquiry on Wednesday.
Australia Calls for Total Ban on 'Forever Chemicals' in Consumer Goods
Australia's water providers are demanding a nationwide ban on PFAS, a family of cancer-causing 'forever chemicals' found in consumer goods, to prevent water contamination and associated health risks, costing millions in water treatment. The call to action was made at a senate inquiry on Wednesday.
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44% Bias Score
Dutch Care Facility Improves Elderly Care Through Technological Innovation
TanteLouise, a West-Brabant care facility, uses technology like hip airbags (reducing hip fractures by 46%) and electronic bed sensors to improve elderly care and address staff shortages, highlighting a proactive, data-driven approach to innovation.
Dutch Care Facility Improves Elderly Care Through Technological Innovation
TanteLouise, a West-Brabant care facility, uses technology like hip airbags (reducing hip fractures by 46%) and electronic bed sensors to improve elderly care and address staff shortages, highlighting a proactive, data-driven approach to innovation.
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48% Bias Score
Sugary Drinks Linked to Millions of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Cases Globally
A study in Nature Medicine estimates that 2.2 million new type 2 diabetes cases and 1.2 million new cardiovascular disease cases worldwide in 2020 are potentially linked to sugary drinks, with sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean showing the highest proportions; researchers suggest i...
Sugary Drinks Linked to Millions of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Cases Globally
A study in Nature Medicine estimates that 2.2 million new type 2 diabetes cases and 1.2 million new cardiovascular disease cases worldwide in 2020 are potentially linked to sugary drinks, with sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean showing the highest proportions; researchers suggest i...
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U.S. Withdrawal from WHO Raises Global Health Concerns
President Trump's plan to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO) has sparked concerns among health scholars about weakened global health surveillance, particularly regarding avian flu, as evidenced by recent cases in the U.S. and Canada.
U.S. Withdrawal from WHO Raises Global Health Concerns
President Trump's plan to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO) has sparked concerns among health scholars about weakened global health surveillance, particularly regarding avian flu, as evidenced by recent cases in the U.S. and Canada.
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44% Bias Score
Shift Work's Health Impacts: Risks, Adaptability, and Schedule Optimization
Shift work, especially night shifts, significantly impacts health, increasing risks of various diseases, including cancer, and disrupting sleep patterns. Adaptability varies with age and chronotype, with forward-rotating shifts and shorter workweeks recommended to minimize risks.
Shift Work's Health Impacts: Risks, Adaptability, and Schedule Optimization
Shift work, especially night shifts, significantly impacts health, increasing risks of various diseases, including cancer, and disrupting sleep patterns. Adaptability varies with age and chronotype, with forward-rotating shifts and shorter workweeks recommended to minimize risks.
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52% Bias Score