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Hawaii Anesthesiologist Charged with Attempted Murder After Hiking Trail Attack
On Oahu, Hawaii, anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig is charged with attempted second-degree murder after allegedly assaulting his wife with a rock and attempting to inject her with unknown substances on a hiking trail; his wife had filed for a restraining order due to his controlling behavior and accus...
Hawaii Anesthesiologist Charged with Attempted Murder After Hiking Trail Attack
On Oahu, Hawaii, anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig is charged with attempted second-degree murder after allegedly assaulting his wife with a rock and attempting to inject her with unknown substances on a hiking trail; his wife had filed for a restraining order due to his controlling behavior and accus...
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40% Bias Score
HHS Mass Layoffs Impact Public Health Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday, impacting 3,500 FDA and 2,400 CDC employees, reducing the overall HHS staff by roughly 20,000, including attrition, and significantly affecting tobacco control, mental health, and workplace safety programs.
HHS Mass Layoffs Impact Public Health Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday, impacting 3,500 FDA and 2,400 CDC employees, reducing the overall HHS staff by roughly 20,000, including attrition, and significantly affecting tobacco control, mental health, and workplace safety programs.
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52% Bias Score
HHS Initiates Massive Job Cuts, Affecting 20,000 Employees Across Federal Health Agencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiated a large-scale job reduction affecting 20,000 employees across multiple agencies, including the FDA and CDC, on Tuesday, as part of a restructuring effort led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to prioritize chronic disease efforts and re...
HHS Initiates Massive Job Cuts, Affecting 20,000 Employees Across Federal Health Agencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiated a large-scale job reduction affecting 20,000 employees across multiple agencies, including the FDA and CDC, on Tuesday, as part of a restructuring effort led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to prioritize chronic disease efforts and re...
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56% Bias Score
Mozambique's HIV Epidemic: Progress Threatened by Funding Cuts
In 2023, 2.5 million people in Mozambique (12.5% of the population) lived with HIV; while new infections decreased from 150,000 annually in the 2000s to 87,000 in 2023, the rate remains high, particularly among young women. A study showed HIV prevalence among pregnant women decreased from 35.3% to 2...
Mozambique's HIV Epidemic: Progress Threatened by Funding Cuts
In 2023, 2.5 million people in Mozambique (12.5% of the population) lived with HIV; while new infections decreased from 150,000 annually in the 2000s to 87,000 in 2023, the rate remains high, particularly among young women. A study showed HIV prevalence among pregnant women decreased from 35.3% to 2...
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40% Bias Score
Antidepressants Linked to Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
A Danish study revealed a potential link between long-term antidepressant use and a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death, particularly among 30-to-39-year-olds, prompting concerns given the high number of antidepressant users in England.
Antidepressants Linked to Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
A Danish study revealed a potential link between long-term antidepressant use and a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death, particularly among 30-to-39-year-olds, prompting concerns given the high number of antidepressant users in England.
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40% Bias Score
Berlin Paramedics Face Surge in Violence, Understaffing Crisis
A Berlin paramedic, working since 2017, anonymously reports a surge in patient aggression and assaults on emergency personnel, linked to increased drug use, mental health issues, and understaffing, with low pay exacerbating the crisis.
Berlin Paramedics Face Surge in Violence, Understaffing Crisis
A Berlin paramedic, working since 2017, anonymously reports a surge in patient aggression and assaults on emergency personnel, linked to increased drug use, mental health issues, and understaffing, with low pay exacerbating the crisis.
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60% Bias Score
Europe's Massive Underreporting of Serious Road Injuries Hinders Safety Improvements
A new report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) reveals a massive underreporting of serious road injuries in Europe, hindering road safety improvements. Annual serious injuries in the EU are estimated at 141,000 but likely much higher due to inconsistencies in data collection from polic...
Europe's Massive Underreporting of Serious Road Injuries Hinders Safety Improvements
A new report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) reveals a massive underreporting of serious road injuries in Europe, hindering road safety improvements. Annual serious injuries in the EU are estimated at 141,000 but likely much higher due to inconsistencies in data collection from polic...
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32% Bias Score
Social Prescriptions: Combating Loneliness with Museum Visits
Loneliness is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, increasing healthcare costs. A new European initiative, backed by €7 million, is testing "social prescriptions" of museum visits and other cultural activities to treat loneliness and mental health issues, particularly focusing on vulnerable gro...
Social Prescriptions: Combating Loneliness with Museum Visits
Loneliness is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, increasing healthcare costs. A new European initiative, backed by €7 million, is testing "social prescriptions" of museum visits and other cultural activities to treat loneliness and mental health issues, particularly focusing on vulnerable gro...
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52% Bias Score
NSW Government Halts Doctors' Strike with Court Order
Thousands of NSW public hospital doctors were ordered by the Industrial Relations Commission to call off a planned three-day strike after the NSW government's successful court bid, despite the doctors' union rejecting two pay offers and demanding a 30 percent pay rise, improved working conditions an...
NSW Government Halts Doctors' Strike with Court Order
Thousands of NSW public hospital doctors were ordered by the Industrial Relations Commission to call off a planned three-day strike after the NSW government's successful court bid, despite the doctors' union rejecting two pay offers and demanding a 30 percent pay rise, improved working conditions an...
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56% Bias Score
US Funding Cuts Force Cities to Seek 'Plan B' for Global Health Initiatives
US funding cuts for global health initiatives, impacting programs addressing AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, autism, and air quality in numerous cities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, are forcing cities to seek alternative solutions and collaborate to mitigate the impact, creating challenges pa...
US Funding Cuts Force Cities to Seek 'Plan B' for Global Health Initiatives
US funding cuts for global health initiatives, impacting programs addressing AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, autism, and air quality in numerous cities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, are forcing cities to seek alternative solutions and collaborate to mitigate the impact, creating challenges pa...
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60% Bias Score
India Trains 100,000 Doctors to Promote HPV Vaccine to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
India is training 100,000 doctors to promote the HPV vaccine to eliminate cervical cancer, which accounts for 20% of global cases, with the government expected to include it in its national vaccination program in 2024, addressing low uptake and misinformation.
India Trains 100,000 Doctors to Promote HPV Vaccine to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
India is training 100,000 doctors to promote the HPV vaccine to eliminate cervical cancer, which accounts for 20% of global cases, with the government expected to include it in its national vaccination program in 2024, addressing low uptake and misinformation.
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40% Bias Score
Supreme Court Case Could Limit Medicaid Access to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday that could decide whether South Carolina can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, impacting hundreds of low-income patients who rely on the organization for various healthcare services, potentially setting a precedent for other states.
Supreme Court Case Could Limit Medicaid Access to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday that could decide whether South Carolina can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, impacting hundreds of low-income patients who rely on the organization for various healthcare services, potentially setting a precedent for other states.
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52% Bias Score
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