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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
Crisis in French Public Psychiatry: Doctor Shortages, Unequal Care, and the Persisting Use of Restraint
France's public psychiatric system faces a critical shortage of doctors (20% vacancy rate), unequal access to care, and ineffective oversight of involuntary hospitalizations (75,000 annually), leading to the continued use of mechanical restraint despite its lack of therapeutic value.
Crisis in French Public Psychiatry: Doctor Shortages, Unequal Care, and the Persisting Use of Restraint
France's public psychiatric system faces a critical shortage of doctors (20% vacancy rate), unequal access to care, and ineffective oversight of involuntary hospitalizations (75,000 annually), leading to the continued use of mechanical restraint despite its lack of therapeutic value.
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60% Bias Score
Overcrowding Cripples English A&E's Major Incident Preparedness
A survey of 71 English emergency departments reveals that only 15% of heads feel adequately prepared for major incidents due to overcrowding; over 70% report patients waiting in corridors or ambulances for at least half the time, and the situation is worsening.
Overcrowding Cripples English A&E's Major Incident Preparedness
A survey of 71 English emergency departments reveals that only 15% of heads feel adequately prepared for major incidents due to overcrowding; over 70% report patients waiting in corridors or ambulances for at least half the time, and the situation is worsening.
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48% Bias Score
MSF Suspends Operations at Khartoum Hospital Amid Sudanese Conflict
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) suspended operations at Bashair Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, on Friday due to repeated attacks by armed fighters from both sides of the Sudanese conflict, impacting thousands in need of free medical care and highlighting broader humanitarian access challenges.
MSF Suspends Operations at Khartoum Hospital Amid Sudanese Conflict
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) suspended operations at Bashair Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, on Friday due to repeated attacks by armed fighters from both sides of the Sudanese conflict, impacting thousands in need of free medical care and highlighting broader humanitarian access challenges.
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24% Bias Score
German Physician Shortage Creates Healthcare Crisis
Germany faces a severe shortage of general practitioners, particularly impacting smaller cities, as retiring physicians are not being replaced, leaving patients with limited access to care and overburdening existing doctors. This is fueled by insufficient medical school places and young doctors' pre...
German Physician Shortage Creates Healthcare Crisis
Germany faces a severe shortage of general practitioners, particularly impacting smaller cities, as retiring physicians are not being replaced, leaving patients with limited access to care and overburdening existing doctors. This is fueled by insufficient medical school places and young doctors' pre...
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56% 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
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
French Hospital Death Prompts Investigation, Raises Staffing Concerns
A 26-year-old woman died Friday at a hospital in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, after being found unresponsive in the waiting room following a discharge the previous day; an investigation is underway, and concerns about hospital staffing and conditions are raised due to a similar death earlier in...
French Hospital Death Prompts Investigation, Raises Staffing Concerns
A 26-year-old woman died Friday at a hospital in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, after being found unresponsive in the waiting room following a discharge the previous day; an investigation is underway, and concerns about hospital staffing and conditions are raised due to a similar death earlier in...
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44% Bias Score
Severe Influenza Epidemic Strains French Hospitals
France is experiencing a severe influenza epidemic in early 2025, with exceptionally high hospitalization rates compared to previous years, causing at least 20 hospitals to activate emergency plans due to patient overflow, while low vaccination rates, particularly amongst the elderly and healthcare ...
Severe Influenza Epidemic Strains French Hospitals
France is experiencing a severe influenza epidemic in early 2025, with exceptionally high hospitalization rates compared to previous years, causing at least 20 hospitals to activate emergency plans due to patient overflow, while low vaccination rates, particularly amongst the elderly and healthcare ...
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32% Bias Score
Two Die Waiting for Ambulances in West Midlands Amidst Record Handover Delays
Two patients died in the West Midlands on New Year's Eve while waiting for ambulances due to lengthy hospital handover delays, highlighting a critical healthcare crisis with the region reporting the highest number of such delays in England.
Two Die Waiting for Ambulances in West Midlands Amidst Record Handover Delays
Two patients died in the West Midlands on New Year's Eve while waiting for ambulances due to lengthy hospital handover delays, highlighting a critical healthcare crisis with the region reporting the highest number of such delays in England.
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24% Bias Score
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