Influenza Surge Overwhelms Dutch Hospitals, Schools
A surge in influenza cases in the Netherlands is overwhelming hospitals, forcing postponement of non-emergency procedures and creating staffing challenges in schools; experts advocate for increased public health awareness campaigns and improved vaccination rates.
Influenza Surge Overwhelms Dutch Hospitals, Schools
A surge in influenza cases in the Netherlands is overwhelming hospitals, forcing postponement of non-emergency procedures and creating staffing challenges in schools; experts advocate for increased public health awareness campaigns and improved vaccination rates.
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24% Bias Score
Record-High Hospital Waiting Lists in Wales
In November 2023, Wales recorded record-high hospital waiting lists: 24,361 patients waited over two years, and the overall list reached 802,268, exceeding the government's March target of 8,000 for two-year waits. The longest waits are for eye treatment, orthopedics, and several other specialisms, ...
Record-High Hospital Waiting Lists in Wales
In November 2023, Wales recorded record-high hospital waiting lists: 24,361 patients waited over two years, and the overall list reached 802,268, exceeding the government's March target of 8,000 for two-year waits. The longest waits are for eye treatment, orthopedics, and several other specialisms, ...
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52% Bias Score
EU Excess Mortality Falls Despite Persistent Healthcare Shortages
Excess mortality in the EU decreased to 5% in November 2024, down 22,000 deaths from November 2023, despite ongoing healthcare challenges including staff shortages and medicine scarcity; 7 EU countries reported negative excess mortality, while 20 reported excess deaths; the Critical Medicines Act is...
EU Excess Mortality Falls Despite Persistent Healthcare Shortages
Excess mortality in the EU decreased to 5% in November 2024, down 22,000 deaths from November 2023, despite ongoing healthcare challenges including staff shortages and medicine scarcity; 7 EU countries reported negative excess mortality, while 20 reported excess deaths; the Critical Medicines Act is...
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36% Bias Score
Overwhelmed Spanish Hospitals Face Seasonal Illness Surge
Spanish hospitals are overwhelmed by a surge in seasonal illnesses like influenza and norovirus, causing long wait times, overcrowding, and staff shortages, despite a lower overall infection rate than previous years; several regional governments rejected a national prevention plan that included pote...
Overwhelmed Spanish Hospitals Face Seasonal Illness Surge
Spanish hospitals are overwhelmed by a surge in seasonal illnesses like influenza and norovirus, causing long wait times, overcrowding, and staff shortages, despite a lower overall infection rate than previous years; several regional governments rejected a national prevention plan that included pote...
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32% Bias Score
Mass Resignation of NSW Psychiatrists to Trigger Mental Health Bed Closures
Over 200 of NSW's public sector psychiatrists plan to resign on January 21, forcing hospital bed closures and potentially overwhelming emergency departments due to uncompetitive salaries and chronic understaffing.
Mass Resignation of NSW Psychiatrists to Trigger Mental Health Bed Closures
Over 200 of NSW's public sector psychiatrists plan to resign on January 21, forcing hospital bed closures and potentially overwhelming emergency departments due to uncompetitive salaries and chronic understaffing.
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48% Bias Score
LA Wildfires Cripple Healthcare System
Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County have caused at least one medical clinic to burn down, forced the evacuation of over 700 nursing home residents, and severely strained hospitals due to staff shortages, power outages, road closures, and the need to prepare for potential evacuations.
LA Wildfires Cripple Healthcare System
Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County have caused at least one medical clinic to burn down, forced the evacuation of over 700 nursing home residents, and severely strained hospitals due to staff shortages, power outages, road closures, and the need to prepare for potential evacuations.
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24% Bias Score
NSW Mental Health Beds Close Amidst Psychiatrist Resignations
Over 60 mental health beds in NSW public hospitals are temporarily closing due to more than 200 psychiatrists threatening resignation over a pay dispute, causing delays in patient care and raising concerns about the adequacy of backup plans.
NSW Mental Health Beds Close Amidst Psychiatrist Resignations
Over 60 mental health beds in NSW public hospitals are temporarily closing due to more than 200 psychiatrists threatening resignation over a pay dispute, causing delays in patient care and raising concerns about the adequacy of backup plans.
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36% Bias Score
NHS Faces A&E Crisis: Half the Population May Attend Annually by 2034 Unless Care Shifts to Communities"
If current trends continue, almost half of England's population will attend A&E annually by 2034, prompting NHS England's medical director to advocate for a large-scale shift in care to community settings to avoid a system collapse, spurred by recent reports of severely overcrowded hospitals and ina...
NHS Faces A&E Crisis: Half the Population May Attend Annually by 2034 Unless Care Shifts to Communities"
If current trends continue, almost half of England's population will attend A&E annually by 2034, prompting NHS England's medical director to advocate for a large-scale shift in care to community settings to avoid a system collapse, spurred by recent reports of severely overcrowded hospitals and ina...
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44% Bias Score
\"ICRC Aid Cut Exposes Afghanistan's Healthcare Crisis in Kandahar\"\
In Kandahar's Mirwais Hospital, patients, including widows and children, lack access to affordable medicine following the International Committee of the Red Cross's withdrawal of aid, exposing systemic healthcare challenges and the Taliban government's struggle to compensate for the funding gap.
\"ICRC Aid Cut Exposes Afghanistan's Healthcare Crisis in Kandahar\"\
In Kandahar's Mirwais Hospital, patients, including widows and children, lack access to affordable medicine following the International Committee of the Red Cross's withdrawal of aid, exposing systemic healthcare challenges and the Taliban government's struggle to compensate for the funding gap.
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44% Bias Score
Respiratory Illness Surge Overwhelms Canadian Hospitals
Canada's hospitals are overwhelmed by a surge in flu, RSV, and COVID-19 cases, leading to longer wait times and at least one death; while some regions are seeing declines, others are experiencing increases, creating uneven pressure on the healthcare system.
Respiratory Illness Surge Overwhelms Canadian Hospitals
Canada's hospitals are overwhelmed by a surge in flu, RSV, and COVID-19 cases, leading to longer wait times and at least one death; while some regions are seeing declines, others are experiencing increases, creating uneven pressure on the healthcare system.
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24% Bias Score
Iran's Medicine Crisis: Price Hikes, Shortages, and Hospital Thefts
Due to reduced government subsidies, a rise in the dollar's exchange rate, and raw material shortages, medicine prices in Iran have sharply increased, causing shortages, hospital drug thefts, and endangering patients; the government's debt to the pharmaceutical industry and insurance companies furth...
Iran's Medicine Crisis: Price Hikes, Shortages, and Hospital Thefts
Due to reduced government subsidies, a rise in the dollar's exchange rate, and raw material shortages, medicine prices in Iran have sharply increased, causing shortages, hospital drug thefts, and endangering patients; the government's debt to the pharmaceutical industry and insurance companies furth...
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40% Bias Score
California Wildfires Cripple Healthcare Access
Devastating California wildfires have caused at least 24 deaths, left more than a dozen missing, and forced over 190,000 evacuations, significantly disrupting healthcare services as major systems like Kaiser Permanente and UCLA Health report numerous facility closures.
California Wildfires Cripple Healthcare Access
Devastating California wildfires have caused at least 24 deaths, left more than a dozen missing, and forced over 190,000 evacuations, significantly disrupting healthcare services as major systems like Kaiser Permanente and UCLA Health report numerous facility closures.
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32% Bias Score