Women Ditch Pill for Fertility Apps: Challenges and Risks
A BBC report reveals women's struggles with hormonal contraception leading some to use fertility tracking apps, despite the higher risk of unintended pregnancies; this highlights the need for better contraceptive choices and support.
Women Ditch Pill for Fertility Apps: Challenges and Risks
A BBC report reveals women's struggles with hormonal contraception leading some to use fertility tracking apps, despite the higher risk of unintended pregnancies; this highlights the need for better contraceptive choices and support.
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52% Bias Score
18th-Century Trial Proposal Foreshadowed Modern Clinical Research
New research suggests Francis Hauksbee the Younger's 1743 proposal for a controlled clinical trial, though never conducted, may have influenced James Lind's 1747 scurvy trial, marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of modern clinical research.
18th-Century Trial Proposal Foreshadowed Modern Clinical Research
New research suggests Francis Hauksbee the Younger's 1743 proposal for a controlled clinical trial, though never conducted, may have influenced James Lind's 1747 scurvy trial, marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of modern clinical research.
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28% Bias Score
Blue Rose Code's Best-Selling Album Details Troubled Past
Scottish singer Ross Wilson, known as Blue Rose Code, released his best-selling album, candidly detailing his childhood sexual abuse, his mother's addiction, and his path to forgiveness and recovery; he performs at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre on Saturday.
Blue Rose Code's Best-Selling Album Details Troubled Past
Scottish singer Ross Wilson, known as Blue Rose Code, released his best-selling album, candidly detailing his childhood sexual abuse, his mother's addiction, and his path to forgiveness and recovery; he performs at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre on Saturday.
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24% Bias Score
Athens Air Quality Shows Significant Improvement, But Challenges Remain
Athens' air quality, once among Europe's worst, has improved significantly over the last 20 years due to policy changes, infrastructure developments, and economic factors, but challenges from ozone, particulate matter, and traffic remain.
Athens Air Quality Shows Significant Improvement, But Challenges Remain
Athens' air quality, once among Europe's worst, has improved significantly over the last 20 years due to policy changes, infrastructure developments, and economic factors, but challenges from ozone, particulate matter, and traffic remain.
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24% Bias Score
Australian Survey Exposes Gender Bias in Access to Permanent Contraception
An Australian survey found widespread gender bias in healthcare, with women facing significant barriers to accessing permanent contraception, including dismissal of their requests and unreasonable requirements for consent, highlighting systemic inequality in reproductive healthcare.
Australian Survey Exposes Gender Bias in Access to Permanent Contraception
An Australian survey found widespread gender bias in healthcare, with women facing significant barriers to accessing permanent contraception, including dismissal of their requests and unreasonable requirements for consent, highlighting systemic inequality in reproductive healthcare.
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56% Bias Score
18th-Century Trial Proposal Foreshadowed Modern Clinical Research
New research suggests Francis Hauksbee the Younger's 1743 proposal for a controlled clinical trial design, though never conducted, may have influenced James Lind's 1747 scurvy trial, marking a critical early step in the evolution of evidence-based medicine.
18th-Century Trial Proposal Foreshadowed Modern Clinical Research
New research suggests Francis Hauksbee the Younger's 1743 proposal for a controlled clinical trial design, though never conducted, may have influenced James Lind's 1747 scurvy trial, marking a critical early step in the evolution of evidence-based medicine.
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24% Bias Score
Paul Mango, Health Policy Leader, Dies at 65
Paul Mango, former HHS Deputy Chief of Staff and CMS Chief of Staff, died unexpectedly at 65; his career involved McKinsey, Operation Warp Speed, and advocacy for patient empowerment, leaving a significant impact on US health policy.
Paul Mango, Health Policy Leader, Dies at 65
Paul Mango, former HHS Deputy Chief of Staff and CMS Chief of Staff, died unexpectedly at 65; his career involved McKinsey, Operation Warp Speed, and advocacy for patient empowerment, leaving a significant impact on US health policy.
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48% Bias Score
Ukraine Reforms Disability Assessments, Replacing MSECs with Expert Teams
Ukraine replaced its Medico-Social Expert Commissions (MSECs) with 1,500 expert medical teams totaling 5,600 doctors to assess disability eligibility, starting January 1st, aiming to eliminate corruption and improve efficiency through an online system, though challenges with implementation and train...
Ukraine Reforms Disability Assessments, Replacing MSECs with Expert Teams
Ukraine replaced its Medico-Social Expert Commissions (MSECs) with 1,500 expert medical teams totaling 5,600 doctors to assess disability eligibility, starting January 1st, aiming to eliminate corruption and improve efficiency through an online system, though challenges with implementation and train...
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44% Bias Score
Insufficient Osteoporosis Care in Wales Leads to Repeat Fractures
A 50-year-old Welsh woman, Sam Mitchell, fractured her pelvis in a minor fall, highlighting the under-diagnosis and inadequate preventative care for osteoporosis in Wales, where fragility fractures are rising by 10% annually, costing the NHS millions and leaving thousands of individuals living with ...
Insufficient Osteoporosis Care in Wales Leads to Repeat Fractures
A 50-year-old Welsh woman, Sam Mitchell, fractured her pelvis in a minor fall, highlighting the under-diagnosis and inadequate preventative care for osteoporosis in Wales, where fragility fractures are rising by 10% annually, costing the NHS millions and leaving thousands of individuals living with ...
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52% Bias Score
Athens ER Wait Times: 6.5-Hour Wait Highlights Systemic Issues
A 69-year-old woman waited 6.5 hours in Gennimatas Hospital ER in Athens for treatment of acute abdominal pain in early December; this reflects a broader issue of long ER wait times in Athens (over 1.285 million visits in 2023) due to staffing shortages, poor ER organization, and primary care defici...
Athens ER Wait Times: 6.5-Hour Wait Highlights Systemic Issues
A 69-year-old woman waited 6.5 hours in Gennimatas Hospital ER in Athens for treatment of acute abdominal pain in early December; this reflects a broader issue of long ER wait times in Athens (over 1.285 million visits in 2023) due to staffing shortages, poor ER organization, and primary care defici...
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44% Bias Score
18th Century Trial Proposal Foreshadowed Modern Clinical Research
Francis Hauksbee the Younger's 1743 proposal for a controlled trial design to test venereal disease treatments, predating James Lind's scurvy trial by a decade, reveals a surprisingly modern approach to medical research that was likely influential on Lind's work, though Hauksbee's proposal was never...
18th Century Trial Proposal Foreshadowed Modern Clinical Research
Francis Hauksbee the Younger's 1743 proposal for a controlled trial design to test venereal disease treatments, predating James Lind's scurvy trial by a decade, reveals a surprisingly modern approach to medical research that was likely influential on Lind's work, though Hauksbee's proposal was never...
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40% Bias Score
Bayrou's Speech Highlights Persistent Healthcare Access Issues in France
French Prime Minister François Bayrou's January 14th policy speech addressed healthcare, announcing minor improvements like increased funding but neglecting crucial access-to-care issues, echoing decades-old concerns about systemic problems.
Bayrou's Speech Highlights Persistent Healthcare Access Issues in France
French Prime Minister François Bayrou's January 14th policy speech addressed healthcare, announcing minor improvements like increased funding but neglecting crucial access-to-care issues, echoing decades-old concerns about systemic problems.
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56% Bias Score