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Nigeria: One Maternal Death Every Seven Minutes"
Nigeria has the world's highest maternal mortality rate, with one woman dying every seven minutes due to preventable causes like postpartum hemorrhage, obstructed labor, and unsafe abortions, exacerbated by poor infrastructure, healthcare worker shortages, and high costs.
Nigeria: One Maternal Death Every Seven Minutes"
Nigeria has the world's highest maternal mortality rate, with one woman dying every seven minutes due to preventable causes like postpartum hemorrhage, obstructed labor, and unsafe abortions, exacerbated by poor infrastructure, healthcare worker shortages, and high costs.
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44% Bias Score
Declining Insurance Payments Push U.S. Physicians Out of Private Practice
The number of U.S. physicians in private practice has dropped to 42.2% due to cuts in insurance payments and increasing administrative burdens, impacting patient care access; proposed further cuts to Medicare and Medicaid could worsen this.
Declining Insurance Payments Push U.S. Physicians Out of Private Practice
The number of U.S. physicians in private practice has dropped to 42.2% due to cuts in insurance payments and increasing administrative burdens, impacting patient care access; proposed further cuts to Medicare and Medicaid could worsen this.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Medicaid Work Requirement Threatens Millions of Low-Income Americans
The House-passed Republican bill imposes a work requirement on many Medicaid recipients, potentially causing millions to lose coverage despite employment, due to complex reporting and administrative challenges, as illustrated by Joanna Parker's concerns about losing access to necessary medical care.
Medicaid Work Requirement Threatens Millions of Low-Income Americans
The House-passed Republican bill imposes a work requirement on many Medicaid recipients, potentially causing millions to lose coverage despite employment, due to complex reporting and administrative challenges, as illustrated by Joanna Parker's concerns about losing access to necessary medical care.
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40% Bias Score
Post-Pandemic Rise in Home Cardiac Deaths in Massachusetts
A study in Massachusetts reveals a 17% increase in heart-related deaths since 2020, with many occurring at home due to potential delayed care, long Covid effects, and lifestyle changes, including marijuana use.
Post-Pandemic Rise in Home Cardiac Deaths in Massachusetts
A study in Massachusetts reveals a 17% increase in heart-related deaths since 2020, with many occurring at home due to potential delayed care, long Covid effects, and lifestyle changes, including marijuana use.
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44% Bias Score
U.S. Deportation Threatens 4-Year-Old's Life
Four-year-old Sofia, suffering from short bowel syndrome, faces deportation from the U.S., jeopardizing her life as her specialized medical treatment is unavailable in Mexico; her family's humanitarian parole termination notices contradict DHS's claim that the application is still under review.
U.S. Deportation Threatens 4-Year-Old's Life
Four-year-old Sofia, suffering from short bowel syndrome, faces deportation from the U.S., jeopardizing her life as her specialized medical treatment is unavailable in Mexico; her family's humanitarian parole termination notices contradict DHS's claim that the application is still under review.
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60% Bias Score
German Health Minister Highlights Healthcare Access Issues Amidst High Administrative Costs
German Health Minister Nina Warken, while legally insured, reported experiencing long waits for doctor's appointments and insurance disputes, reflecting broader public concerns alongside data revealing 25 billion euros in annual social insurance administrative costs.
German Health Minister Highlights Healthcare Access Issues Amidst High Administrative Costs
German Health Minister Nina Warken, while legally insured, reported experiencing long waits for doctor's appointments and insurance disputes, reflecting broader public concerns alongside data revealing 25 billion euros in annual social insurance administrative costs.
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40% Bias Score
Preventable Maternal Deaths Highlight Nigeria's Healthcare Crisis
Chinenye Nweze's death from postpartum hemorrhage in Onitsha, Nigeria, highlights the country's alarmingly high maternal mortality rate, caused by factors such as inadequate healthcare infrastructure, staff shortages, and cultural barriers, exacerbated by insufficient government funding, resulting i...
Preventable Maternal Deaths Highlight Nigeria's Healthcare Crisis
Chinenye Nweze's death from postpartum hemorrhage in Onitsha, Nigeria, highlights the country's alarmingly high maternal mortality rate, caused by factors such as inadequate healthcare infrastructure, staff shortages, and cultural barriers, exacerbated by insufficient government funding, resulting i...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Misdiagnosis of Newborn Leads to Costly Life-Saving Surgery in Russia
Aylin Aıtmagombet, a newborn, was misdiagnosed with Hirschsprung's disease in Almaty, Kazakhstan, leading to multiple unsuccessful surgeries. A St. Petersburg doctor diagnosed ileal atresia and stenosis, requiring a costly surgery (over 700,000 rubles) that the family cannot afford.
Misdiagnosis of Newborn Leads to Costly Life-Saving Surgery in Russia
Aylin Aıtmagombet, a newborn, was misdiagnosed with Hirschsprung's disease in Almaty, Kazakhstan, leading to multiple unsuccessful surgeries. A St. Petersburg doctor diagnosed ileal atresia and stenosis, requiring a costly surgery (over 700,000 rubles) that the family cannot afford.
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52% Bias Score
Last North Gaza Hospital Forced to Evacuate, Leaving Region Without Healthcare
The last hospital in North Gaza, al-Awda, was forced to evacuate Thursday evening following Israeli military orders, leaving the region without healthcare services after two weeks of siege and repeated attacks, according to the hospital director and the WHO.
Last North Gaza Hospital Forced to Evacuate, Leaving Region Without Healthcare
The last hospital in North Gaza, al-Awda, was forced to evacuate Thursday evening following Israeli military orders, leaving the region without healthcare services after two weeks of siege and repeated attacks, according to the hospital director and the WHO.
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48% Bias Score
Penn Medicine Halts Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Minors Due to Federal Guidance
Penn Medicine announced it will no longer provide gender-affirming surgeries to patients under 19, citing new federal guidance; this follows the Trump administration's efforts to restrict such care and funding for transgender individuals and the suspension of $175 million in funding to the Universit...
Penn Medicine Halts Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Minors Due to Federal Guidance
Penn Medicine announced it will no longer provide gender-affirming surgeries to patients under 19, citing new federal guidance; this follows the Trump administration's efforts to restrict such care and funding for transgender individuals and the suspension of $175 million in funding to the Universit...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Administration Revokes Humanitarian Parole for Family Seeking Lifesaving Treatment
The Trump administration's revocation of humanitarian parole for a family whose 4-year-old daughter requires life-saving treatment in the U.S. has sparked outrage, highlighting the complex interplay of immigration policy and healthcare access, particularly for vulnerable populations.
Trump Administration Revokes Humanitarian Parole for Family Seeking Lifesaving Treatment
The Trump administration's revocation of humanitarian parole for a family whose 4-year-old daughter requires life-saving treatment in the U.S. has sparked outrage, highlighting the complex interplay of immigration policy and healthcare access, particularly for vulnerable populations.
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60% Bias Score
Birth Trauma Leads to Extensive Rehabilitation Needs for Infant Matvey
Matvey, born on December 31st, 2023, suffered birth trauma from a vacuum extraction leading to anophthalmia, hearing impairment, and hypotonia, requiring extensive and costly rehabilitation.
Birth Trauma Leads to Extensive Rehabilitation Needs for Infant Matvey
Matvey, born on December 31st, 2023, suffered birth trauma from a vacuum extraction leading to anophthalmia, hearing impairment, and hypotonia, requiring extensive and costly rehabilitation.
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52% Bias Score
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