€3.5 Billion Deficit Cripples French Public Hospitals
French public hospitals are facing a €3.5 billion deficit in 2024, double the 2023 figure, due to underfunding; the government's increased healthcare spending target is insufficient to fully address the crisis, prompting calls for long-term planning and a strengthened vaccination mandate for healthc...
€3.5 Billion Deficit Cripples French Public Hospitals
French public hospitals are facing a €3.5 billion deficit in 2024, double the 2023 figure, due to underfunding; the government's increased healthcare spending target is insufficient to fully address the crisis, prompting calls for long-term planning and a strengthened vaccination mandate for healthc...
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44% Bias Score
Study Links Common Medications to Increased or Decreased Dementia Risk
Analysis of 14 studies involving over 130 million individuals reveals that certain medications (antipsychotics, some blood pressure and diabetes drugs, antidepressants, vitamins/supplements) may increase dementia risk, while others (vaccines, anti-inflammatories, antibiotics) show a potential risk r...
Study Links Common Medications to Increased or Decreased Dementia Risk
Analysis of 14 studies involving over 130 million individuals reveals that certain medications (antipsychotics, some blood pressure and diabetes drugs, antidepressants, vitamins/supplements) may increase dementia risk, while others (vaccines, anti-inflammatories, antibiotics) show a potential risk r...
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40% Bias Score
Canadian Healthcare Access Crisis Exacerbated by Online Misinformation
A Canadian Medical Association survey reveals that 37% of Canadians used online medical advice due to lack of access to healthcare professionals, with 23% experiencing negative effects; 62% encountered health misinformation, highlighting a dual crisis of access and misinformation.
Canadian Healthcare Access Crisis Exacerbated by Online Misinformation
A Canadian Medical Association survey reveals that 37% of Canadians used online medical advice due to lack of access to healthcare professionals, with 23% experiencing negative effects; 62% encountered health misinformation, highlighting a dual crisis of access and misinformation.
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40% Bias Score
Oyster Protein Shows Promise Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Australian scientists found a protein in Sydney rock oyster hemolymph that kills bacteria and enhances some antibiotics' effectiveness against drug-resistant bacteria, potentially offering a new treatment for respiratory infections, although further research is needed to determine its efficacy and s...
Oyster Protein Shows Promise Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Australian scientists found a protein in Sydney rock oyster hemolymph that kills bacteria and enhances some antibiotics' effectiveness against drug-resistant bacteria, potentially offering a new treatment for respiratory infections, although further research is needed to determine its efficacy and s...
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24% Bias Score
Reproductive Rights Website Offline After Trump Inauguration
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' reproductive rights website, reproductiverights.gov, went offline around President Trump's inauguration, raising concerns given its role in providing information on abortion access and reproductive healthcare.
Reproductive Rights Website Offline After Trump Inauguration
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' reproductive rights website, reproductiverights.gov, went offline around President Trump's inauguration, raising concerns given its role in providing information on abortion access and reproductive healthcare.
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48% Bias Score
FEFU Develops Healthcare Data Analysis Service to Address Regional Shortages
Researchers at Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in Vladivostok have created Medstatan, a data analysis service to identify regional healthcare specialist shortages, resulting in their status as a collaborating center of the Central Research Institute for the Organization and Informatization of ...
FEFU Develops Healthcare Data Analysis Service to Address Regional Shortages
Researchers at Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in Vladivostok have created Medstatan, a data analysis service to identify regional healthcare specialist shortages, resulting in their status as a collaborating center of the Central Research Institute for the Organization and Informatization of ...
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60% Bias Score
Repurposing Existing Drugs Shows Promise in Dementia Treatment
A study analyzing data from over 130 million individuals found an association between antibiotics, antivirals, vaccines, and a reduced risk of dementia, suggesting that infections may trigger the disease and highlighting the potential of drug repurposing to accelerate treatment development.
Repurposing Existing Drugs Shows Promise in Dementia Treatment
A study analyzing data from over 130 million individuals found an association between antibiotics, antivirals, vaccines, and a reduced risk of dementia, suggesting that infections may trigger the disease and highlighting the potential of drug repurposing to accelerate treatment development.
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16% Bias Score
Nutromics Raises \$35 Million for Breakthrough Wearable Diagnostic Patch
Nutromics, an Australian medical technology company, has raised \$35 million to develop a wearable diagnostic patch using synthetic DNA-based sensors; this technology enables continuous, real-time monitoring of multiple clinically relevant targets for some of the deadliest diseases, with clinical tr...
Nutromics Raises \$35 Million for Breakthrough Wearable Diagnostic Patch
Nutromics, an Australian medical technology company, has raised \$35 million to develop a wearable diagnostic patch using synthetic DNA-based sensors; this technology enables continuous, real-time monitoring of multiple clinically relevant targets for some of the deadliest diseases, with clinical tr...
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Immigration Policies Threaten US Elder Care
President Trump's immigration policies threaten US elder care facilities, which rely heavily on immigrant workers (over 40% in one facility) for essential tasks such as feeding, bathing, and dressing patients, raising concerns about the quality of care for the rapidly growing senior population.
Trump's Immigration Policies Threaten US Elder Care
President Trump's immigration policies threaten US elder care facilities, which rely heavily on immigrant workers (over 40% in one facility) for essential tasks such as feeding, bathing, and dressing patients, raising concerns about the quality of care for the rapidly growing senior population.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Reinstates US Withdrawal from WHO
President Trump reinstated the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) on his first day back in office, reversing President Biden's decision, due to the organization's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns about its independence; the US contributed almost 20...
Trump Reinstates US Withdrawal from WHO
President Trump reinstated the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) on his first day back in office, reversing President Biden's decision, due to the organization's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns about its independence; the US contributed almost 20...
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36% Bias Score
AI Retinal Analysis for Early Dementia Detection
Scottish researchers created an AI tool using almost one million eye scans to detect early signs of brain diseases like dementia by analyzing retinal images, potentially enabling earlier diagnosis and treatment starting in 2026.
AI Retinal Analysis for Early Dementia Detection
Scottish researchers created an AI tool using almost one million eye scans to detect early signs of brain diseases like dementia by analyzing retinal images, potentially enabling earlier diagnosis and treatment starting in 2026.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Initiates US Withdrawal from World Health Organization
President Donald Trump initiated the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on his first day in office, citing a disproportionately high US financial contribution ($500 million compared to China's $39 million) and concerns about the organization's effectiveness. This decision was lat...
Trump Initiates US Withdrawal from World Health Organization
President Donald Trump initiated the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on his first day in office, citing a disproportionately high US financial contribution ($500 million compared to China's $39 million) and concerns about the organization's effectiveness. This decision was lat...
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40% Bias Score