Neurodivergent Healthcare: Systemic Failures and Innovative Solutions
The healthcare system's failure to adequately serve neurodivergent individuals places a heavy burden on families, forcing many caregivers to quit their jobs to manage their children's care; however, organizations like the Institute for Exceptional Care (IEC) are developing innovative technological a...
Neurodivergent Healthcare: Systemic Failures and Innovative Solutions
The healthcare system's failure to adequately serve neurodivergent individuals places a heavy burden on families, forcing many caregivers to quit their jobs to manage their children's care; however, organizations like the Institute for Exceptional Care (IEC) are developing innovative technological a...
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24% Bias Score
Local Opposition Delays Illinois Abortion Clinic Opening
LaDonna Prince moved her abortion clinic from Indiana to Danville, Illinois, after Roe v. Wade was overturned, but local opposition, including a city ordinance and contractor refusals, along with a violent attack causing $500,000 in damages, have indefinitely delayed its opening, highlighting the im...
Local Opposition Delays Illinois Abortion Clinic Opening
LaDonna Prince moved her abortion clinic from Indiana to Danville, Illinois, after Roe v. Wade was overturned, but local opposition, including a city ordinance and contractor refusals, along with a violent attack causing $500,000 in damages, have indefinitely delayed its opening, highlighting the im...
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40% Bias Score
Surge in Telehealth Advertising Raises Quality-of-Care Concerns
Telehealth companies dramatically increased their advertising spending in 2023 to \$111 million, emphasizing convenience and destigmatization of health issues but raising concerns about care quality due to impersonal interactions and inconsistent follow-up, prompting calls for regulatory oversight.
Surge in Telehealth Advertising Raises Quality-of-Care Concerns
Telehealth companies dramatically increased their advertising spending in 2023 to \$111 million, emphasizing convenience and destigmatization of health issues but raising concerns about care quality due to impersonal interactions and inconsistent follow-up, prompting calls for regulatory oversight.
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52% Bias Score
Welsh Patient Referrals to England Hampered by Bureaucracy
Doctors in Wales report excessive bureaucracy in referring patients to England for specialist care, causing delays and forcing some to pay privately; the British Medical Association (BMA) highlights inconsistencies in data collection and IT systems, impacting nearly 27,000 Welsh patients on English ...
Welsh Patient Referrals to England Hampered by Bureaucracy
Doctors in Wales report excessive bureaucracy in referring patients to England for specialist care, causing delays and forcing some to pay privately; the British Medical Association (BMA) highlights inconsistencies in data collection and IT systems, impacting nearly 27,000 Welsh patients on English ...
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36% 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
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
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
Kansas Republicans Push to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Following Republican electoral wins partly fueled by anti-transgender messaging, Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ban gender-affirming care for minors, mirroring a national trend of similar bills driven by the belief it resonates with voters; the bill's passage is considered highly likely.
Kansas Republicans Push to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Following Republican electoral wins partly fueled by anti-transgender messaging, Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ban gender-affirming care for minors, mirroring a national trend of similar bills driven by the belief it resonates with voters; the bill's passage is considered highly likely.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Reverses Biden Healthcare Policies
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday to reverse several Biden administration healthcare policies, including measures to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and strengthen the Affordable Care Act; experts predict minimal immediate impact on consumer c...
Trump Reverses Biden Healthcare Policies
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday to reverse several Biden administration healthcare policies, including measures to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and strengthen the Affordable Care Act; experts predict minimal immediate impact on consumer c...
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40% Bias Score
Hey Jane: Expanding Abortion Access Through Telehealth Amidst Legal and Tech Barriers
Hey Jane, a telemedicine abortion provider co-founded by Kiki Freedman in 2021, has served over 70,000 patients across 20 states, offering abortion pills and other reproductive healthcare services, despite facing legal and technological challenges.
Hey Jane: Expanding Abortion Access Through Telehealth Amidst Legal and Tech Barriers
Hey Jane, a telemedicine abortion provider co-founded by Kiki Freedman in 2021, has served over 70,000 patients across 20 states, offering abortion pills and other reproductive healthcare services, despite facing legal and technological challenges.
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52% Bias Score
AI Tool Detects Early Dementia Signs from Retinal Scans
Scottish researchers developed an AI tool using almost a million eye scans to detect early dementia signs from retinal photographs, aiming for wider rollout to opticians by 2026, improving early diagnosis and patient outcomes.
AI Tool Detects Early Dementia Signs from Retinal Scans
Scottish researchers developed an AI tool using almost a million eye scans to detect early dementia signs from retinal photographs, aiming for wider rollout to opticians by 2026, improving early diagnosis and patient outcomes.
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40% Bias Score
German Court Recognizes Post-COVID-19 Syndrome as Occupational Illness
A German social court in Heilbronn awarded disability benefits to a nurse with post-COVID-19 syndrome, recognizing it as an occupational illness; the insurance company appealed, highlighting the ongoing debate about long-COVID and the need for clearer guidelines.
German Court Recognizes Post-COVID-19 Syndrome as Occupational Illness
A German social court in Heilbronn awarded disability benefits to a nurse with post-COVID-19 syndrome, recognizing it as an occupational illness; the insurance company appealed, highlighting the ongoing debate about long-COVID and the need for clearer guidelines.
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32% Bias Score