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Soaring Scottish A&E Wait Times Spark Urgent Action Calls
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has criticized Scotland's "unacceptable" A&E waiting times, citing a 99-fold increase in patients waiting over 12 hours between 2011 (784) and 2024 (76,346), largely due to insufficient beds and delayed discharges, with calls for immediate government ac...
Soaring Scottish A&E Wait Times Spark Urgent Action Calls
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has criticized Scotland's "unacceptable" A&E waiting times, citing a 99-fold increase in patients waiting over 12 hours between 2011 (784) and 2024 (76,346), largely due to insufficient beds and delayed discharges, with calls for immediate government ac...
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52% Bias Score
US Aid Cuts in Syria Cause Closure of 10 Clinics, Exacerbating Humanitarian Crisis
The Trump administration's halt of US foreign aid in northern Syria has forced the closure of 10 clinics, impacting 35,000 people and leading to 184 layoffs, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in a region lacking a centralized healthcare system and leaving vulnerable populations without access to ...
US Aid Cuts in Syria Cause Closure of 10 Clinics, Exacerbating Humanitarian Crisis
The Trump administration's halt of US foreign aid in northern Syria has forced the closure of 10 clinics, impacting 35,000 people and leading to 184 layoffs, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in a region lacking a centralized healthcare system and leaving vulnerable populations without access to ...
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40% Bias Score
Record High of 12 Million UK Adults Have Diabetes or Prediabetes
A record 12 million UK adults—one in five—have diabetes or prediabetes, with 4.6 million diagnosed diabetes cases and 1.3 million undiagnosed type 2 diabetes cases, highlighting a need for increased preventative measures and early detection programs, reflecting global trends showing 828 million case...
Record High of 12 Million UK Adults Have Diabetes or Prediabetes
A record 12 million UK adults—one in five—have diabetes or prediabetes, with 4.6 million diagnosed diabetes cases and 1.3 million undiagnosed type 2 diabetes cases, highlighting a need for increased preventative measures and early detection programs, reflecting global trends showing 828 million case...
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40% Bias Score
Three Million Israelis May Suffer Mental Health Issues After October 7th Attack
A State Comptroller report reveals that up to three million Israelis may suffer from PTSD, depression, or anxiety following the October 7th Hamas attack, due to long wait times for mental healthcare (six and a half months) and inadequate preparedness by the Health Ministry.
Three Million Israelis May Suffer Mental Health Issues After October 7th Attack
A State Comptroller report reveals that up to three million Israelis may suffer from PTSD, depression, or anxiety following the October 7th Hamas attack, due to long wait times for mental healthcare (six and a half months) and inadequate preparedness by the Health Ministry.
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44% Bias Score
Italian Village's 'No Illness' Decree Exposes Healthcare Crisis
The mayor of Belcastro, Italy, issued a decree forbidding illness due to a critical shortage of medical services, exposing Calabria's healthcare crisis rooted in decades of corruption and underfunding, forcing reliance on 500 Cuban doctors as a temporary solution.
Italian Village's 'No Illness' Decree Exposes Healthcare Crisis
The mayor of Belcastro, Italy, issued a decree forbidding illness due to a critical shortage of medical services, exposing Calabria's healthcare crisis rooted in decades of corruption and underfunding, forcing reliance on 500 Cuban doctors as a temporary solution.
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36% Bias Score
Liberia's Emirates Hospital Faces Collapse Due to Severe Underfunding
Senator Amara Konneh decried the dire conditions at Liberia's Emirates Hospital, citing severe underfunding (budget slashed from \$350,000 to \$150,000 in 2025), leading to medicine shortages, power outages, and demotivated staff; similar issues plague other hospitals nationwide, prompting calls for...
Liberia's Emirates Hospital Faces Collapse Due to Severe Underfunding
Senator Amara Konneh decried the dire conditions at Liberia's Emirates Hospital, citing severe underfunding (budget slashed from \$350,000 to \$150,000 in 2025), leading to medicine shortages, power outages, and demotivated staff; similar issues plague other hospitals nationwide, prompting calls for...
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36% Bias Score
USAID Shutdown Cripples HIV/AIDS Response in Africa
The suspension of USAID funding in Uganda and Malawi has abruptly halted HIV/AIDS programs, leaving millions without essential medicines and services, jeopardizing progress in fighting the epidemic and potentially leading to a significant rise in AIDS-related deaths and new infections.
USAID Shutdown Cripples HIV/AIDS Response in Africa
The suspension of USAID funding in Uganda and Malawi has abruptly halted HIV/AIDS programs, leaving millions without essential medicines and services, jeopardizing progress in fighting the epidemic and potentially leading to a significant rise in AIDS-related deaths and new infections.
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40% Bias Score
Greece's Psychiatric Care Crisis: 12-Hour ER Waits, Police Conflicts
In Greece, a critical shortage of public psychiatric beds forces patients to wait 12+ hours in ERs before being admitted, leading to conflicts between doctors and police, as the government avoids addressing systemic issues.
Greece's Psychiatric Care Crisis: 12-Hour ER Waits, Police Conflicts
In Greece, a critical shortage of public psychiatric beds forces patients to wait 12+ hours in ERs before being admitted, leading to conflicts between doctors and police, as the government avoids addressing systemic issues.
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44% Bias Score
Portugal's Collapsing Healthcare System: Staff Shortages and Excessive Wait Times
Portugal's healthcare system is collapsing due to emergency room closures, severe staff shortages causing wait times exceeding 30 hours, and a flawed triage system; the government's May 2024 emergency plan has yet to produce significant improvements, while only 49% of Portuguese citizens are satisfi...
Portugal's Collapsing Healthcare System: Staff Shortages and Excessive Wait Times
Portugal's healthcare system is collapsing due to emergency room closures, severe staff shortages causing wait times exceeding 30 hours, and a flawed triage system; the government's May 2024 emergency plan has yet to produce significant improvements, while only 49% of Portuguese citizens are satisfi...
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48% Bias Score
CSIF Sues Insurers Over Muface Healthcare Denials
The CSIF union filed a lawsuit against DKV, Adeslas, and Asisa for denying healthcare to hundreds of Muface members since October 2024, resulting in unmet medical needs and a planned strike on February 13th.
CSIF Sues Insurers Over Muface Healthcare Denials
The CSIF union filed a lawsuit against DKV, Adeslas, and Asisa for denying healthcare to hundreds of Muface members since October 2024, resulting in unmet medical needs and a planned strike on February 13th.
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48% Bias Score
NSW Doctors Protest "Clinical Marshmallows" Email, Exposing Healthcare Crisis
An email referring to overworked junior doctors in NSW as "clinical marshmallows" sparked a protest, highlighting unsafe working conditions, understaffing, and calls for award reform to improve pay and working conditions in NSW public hospitals.
NSW Doctors Protest "Clinical Marshmallows" Email, Exposing Healthcare Crisis
An email referring to overworked junior doctors in NSW as "clinical marshmallows" sparked a protest, highlighting unsafe working conditions, understaffing, and calls for award reform to improve pay and working conditions in NSW public hospitals.
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40% Bias Score
Canada's Physician Shortage: A NASA-Style Root Cause Analysis
Robert Thirsk, a former astronaut and physician, draws parallels between NASA's Columbia disaster and Canada's healthcare crisis, arguing that addressing the root causes—faulty organizational culture and unsustainable working conditions for physicians—is crucial to resolving the physician shortage.
Canada's Physician Shortage: A NASA-Style Root Cause Analysis
Robert Thirsk, a former astronaut and physician, draws parallels between NASA's Columbia disaster and Canada's healthcare crisis, arguing that addressing the root causes—faulty organizational culture and unsustainable working conditions for physicians—is crucial to resolving the physician shortage.
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40% Bias Score
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