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Lawsuit Accuses Trump Administration of Unlawfully Intimidating Healthcare Providers to Halt Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Seventeen Democratic officials sued the Trump administration Friday for allegedly intimidating healthcare providers into stopping gender-affirming care for transgender youth; at least eight hospitals have already ceased or restricted such care, creating significant access challenges for families and...
Lawsuit Accuses Trump Administration of Unlawfully Intimidating Healthcare Providers to Halt Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Seventeen Democratic officials sued the Trump administration Friday for allegedly intimidating healthcare providers into stopping gender-affirming care for transgender youth; at least eight hospitals have already ceased or restricted such care, creating significant access challenges for families and...
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48% Bias Score
DLBCL Treatment: High Relapse Rates, Promising Immunotherapies
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, affects around 3,000 people annually in Spain; while 60-70% of patients are cured with initial chemotherapy, 40% relapse, necessitating innovative treatments like CAR-T cell therapy, which offers a 40% cure rate but...
DLBCL Treatment: High Relapse Rates, Promising Immunotherapies
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, affects around 3,000 people annually in Spain; while 60-70% of patients are cured with initial chemotherapy, 40% relapse, necessitating innovative treatments like CAR-T cell therapy, which offers a 40% cure rate but...
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52% Bias Score
States Sue to Block Trump Administration's Defunding of Planned Parenthood
A coalition of 22 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in the US District Court of Massachusetts to block a Trump administration provision that defunds Planned Parenthood, arguing it violates the Constitution and Planned Parenthood's First Amendment rights, a...
States Sue to Block Trump Administration's Defunding of Planned Parenthood
A coalition of 22 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in the US District Court of Massachusetts to block a Trump administration provision that defunds Planned Parenthood, arguing it violates the Constitution and Planned Parenthood's First Amendment rights, a...
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60% Bias Score
Medicaid Work Requirements: Georgia's Costly and Problematic Model
A new law mandates Medicaid work requirements for low-income adults in most US states; Georgia's experience shows high implementation costs (over \$91 million), significant bureaucratic hurdles, and numerous cases of improper denials and appeals, raising concerns about nationwide impact.
Medicaid Work Requirements: Georgia's Costly and Problematic Model
A new law mandates Medicaid work requirements for low-income adults in most US states; Georgia's experience shows high implementation costs (over \$91 million), significant bureaucratic hurdles, and numerous cases of improper denials and appeals, raising concerns about nationwide impact.
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56% Bias Score
Australia Faces Hepatitis Elimination Challenge
A new report reveals that despite a cure for Hepatitis C and treatment for Hepatitis B, many Australians remain unaware of their infection due to stigma and lack of access to healthcare, jeopardizing the national goal of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030.
Australia Faces Hepatitis Elimination Challenge
A new report reveals that despite a cure for Hepatitis C and treatment for Hepatitis B, many Australians remain unaware of their infection due to stigma and lack of access to healthcare, jeopardizing the national goal of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030.
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24% Bias Score
Supreme Court Ruling Fuels Surge in Anti-Transgender Legislation
The US Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, prompting 27 states to enact similar laws affecting an estimated 40% of transgender youth (ages 13-17) in those states and fueling a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
Supreme Court Ruling Fuels Surge in Anti-Transgender Legislation
The US Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, prompting 27 states to enact similar laws affecting an estimated 40% of transgender youth (ages 13-17) in those states and fueling a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
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40% Bias Score
Sixteen States Sue Trump Administration Over Transgender Youth Healthcare Restrictions
Sixteen states, led by Democratic attorneys general, are suing the Trump administration to block an executive order restricting healthcare access for transgender youth, following several major medical centers ceasing services due to funding threats and fear of criminal prosecution. The lawsuit alleg...
Sixteen States Sue Trump Administration Over Transgender Youth Healthcare Restrictions
Sixteen states, led by Democratic attorneys general, are suing the Trump administration to block an executive order restricting healthcare access for transgender youth, following several major medical centers ceasing services due to funding threats and fear of criminal prosecution. The lawsuit alleg...
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60% Bias Score
Lawsuit Challenges Planned Parenthood Defunding in "One Big, Beautiful Bill
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joined 22 other states in a lawsuit challenging a provision in the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" that cuts Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood for one year, potentially costing the organization $700 million and jeopardizing access to vital healthcare services; the l...
Lawsuit Challenges Planned Parenthood Defunding in "One Big, Beautiful Bill
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joined 22 other states in a lawsuit challenging a provision in the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" that cuts Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood for one year, potentially costing the organization $700 million and jeopardizing access to vital healthcare services; the l...
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48% Bias Score
Federal Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to defund Planned Parenthood through Medicaid, preventing the potential closure of nearly 200 clinics and the loss of care for over 1 million patients nationwide, as the organization challenges a provision in the 2023 tax bill.
Federal Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to defund Planned Parenthood through Medicaid, preventing the potential closure of nearly 200 clinics and the loss of care for over 1 million patients nationwide, as the organization challenges a provision in the 2023 tax bill.
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40% Bias Score
Successful High-Risk Spinal Surgery in Niger
A Chinese medical team in Niger successfully performed a high-risk cervical spine surgery on a 16-year-old boy, Alkassou, who suffered a fracture-dislocation after falling from a cow on July 9th, restoring some movement to his paralyzed right arm despite limited local resources.
Successful High-Risk Spinal Surgery in Niger
A Chinese medical team in Niger successfully performed a high-risk cervical spine surgery on a 16-year-old boy, Alkassou, who suffered a fracture-dislocation after falling from a cow on July 9th, restoring some movement to his paralyzed right arm despite limited local resources.
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44% Bias Score
Georgia Birth Center Faces Hospital Opposition Amidst High Maternal Mortality
Katie Chubb's six-year struggle to open a birth center in Augusta, Georgia, highlights the US's high maternal and infant mortality rates and the lack of safe birthing options outside hospitals, exemplified by Clarissa Viens's traumatic home birth resulting in her son's brain injury.
Georgia Birth Center Faces Hospital Opposition Amidst High Maternal Mortality
Katie Chubb's six-year struggle to open a birth center in Augusta, Georgia, highlights the US's high maternal and infant mortality rates and the lack of safe birthing options outside hospitals, exemplified by Clarissa Viens's traumatic home birth resulting in her son's brain injury.
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60% Bias Score
Millions in U.S. Contraceptives to Be Incinerated
The U.S. is incinerating $9.7 million worth of contraceptives in France after rejecting offers to send them to developing countries, due to the Trump administration's anti-abortion stance and the Mexico City Policy, despite offers from the UN and family planning organizations.
Millions in U.S. Contraceptives to Be Incinerated
The U.S. is incinerating $9.7 million worth of contraceptives in France after rejecting offers to send them to developing countries, due to the Trump administration's anti-abortion stance and the Mexico City Policy, despite offers from the UN and family planning organizations.
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68% Bias Score
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