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Patient-Physician Discrepancies in Orthopedic Treatment Success
A study comparing physician and patient assessments of proximal humerus fracture treatment reveals significant disagreements, particularly when physicians declare treatment a success; patients frequently hold a more stringent definition of success, emphasizing the need for improved communication and...
Patient-Physician Discrepancies in Orthopedic Treatment Success
A study comparing physician and patient assessments of proximal humerus fracture treatment reveals significant disagreements, particularly when physicians declare treatment a success; patients frequently hold a more stringent definition of success, emphasizing the need for improved communication and...
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28% Bias Score
Study Reveals Significant Gaps in Women's Healthcare Access
A study of 2,000 American women found that 33% are behind on key healthcare appointments, primarily due to anxiety, cost, and childcare responsibilities; this significantly impacts women's health, potentially delaying diagnosis and treatment of serious conditions and highlighting gender bias in heal...
Study Reveals Significant Gaps in Women's Healthcare Access
A study of 2,000 American women found that 33% are behind on key healthcare appointments, primarily due to anxiety, cost, and childcare responsibilities; this significantly impacts women's health, potentially delaying diagnosis and treatment of serious conditions and highlighting gender bias in heal...
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40% Bias Score
ADHD Linked to Significantly Reduced Life Expectancy in British Adults
A study of over 30,000 British adults diagnosed with ADHD found that men die about seven years earlier and women nine years earlier than their non-ADHD counterparts, highlighting the significant impact of unmet support needs and associated health issues.
ADHD Linked to Significantly Reduced Life Expectancy in British Adults
A study of over 30,000 British adults diagnosed with ADHD found that men die about seven years earlier and women nine years earlier than their non-ADHD counterparts, highlighting the significant impact of unmet support needs and associated health issues.
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56% Bias Score
Dutch Doctors Highlight Morocco's Pediatric Cardiology Crisis
A Dutch medical team, working with the Qalb Foundation, traveled to Morocco to perform free heart surgeries on children, revealing a severe shortage of pediatric cardiologists and highlighting systemic healthcare disparities; despite successful surgeries on five children, one baby arrived too late f...
Dutch Doctors Highlight Morocco's Pediatric Cardiology Crisis
A Dutch medical team, working with the Qalb Foundation, traveled to Morocco to perform free heart surgeries on children, revealing a severe shortage of pediatric cardiologists and highlighting systemic healthcare disparities; despite successful surgeries on five children, one baby arrived too late f...
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36% Bias Score
Record High in Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses in England
New data shows a record high number of English cancer patients diagnosed at an early stage, with 58.7% of approximately 206,000 cancer diagnoses between September 2023 and August 2024 being stage one or two; this is 7,000 more than pre-pandemic levels, resulting from intensified cancer screening cam...
Record High in Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses in England
New data shows a record high number of English cancer patients diagnosed at an early stage, with 58.7% of approximately 206,000 cancer diagnoses between September 2023 and August 2024 being stage one or two; this is 7,000 more than pre-pandemic levels, resulting from intensified cancer screening cam...
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40% Bias Score
Germany Seeks to Eliminate Healthcare Appointment Disparities
Germany's dual health insurance system faces criticism for unequal access to healthcare appointments, with publicly insured individuals experiencing significantly longer wait times than privately insured individuals; proposed solutions include prioritizing medical necessity in scheduling and creatin...
Germany Seeks to Eliminate Healthcare Appointment Disparities
Germany's dual health insurance system faces criticism for unequal access to healthcare appointments, with publicly insured individuals experiencing significantly longer wait times than privately insured individuals; proposed solutions include prioritizing medical necessity in scheduling and creatin...
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52% Bias Score
Family Challenges Hospital's Covid Vaccine Mandate for Child's Heart Transplant
Twelve-year-old Adaline, adopted from China and suffering from cerebral palsy and a deteriorating heart condition, requires a heart transplant; however, her family faces a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination requirement at her current hospital, leading them to explore alternative options and launch a GoF...
Family Challenges Hospital's Covid Vaccine Mandate for Child's Heart Transplant
Twelve-year-old Adaline, adopted from China and suffering from cerebral palsy and a deteriorating heart condition, requires a heart transplant; however, her family faces a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination requirement at her current hospital, leading them to explore alternative options and launch a GoF...
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52% Bias Score
UK Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Surpass Breast Cancer Amidst Disparities
Prostate cancer diagnoses in the UK have surged to 55,033 in 2023, exceeding breast cancer diagnoses for the first time, driven by pandemic catch-up efforts and increased awareness, yet highlighting regional disparities and the ongoing absence of a national screening program.
UK Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Surpass Breast Cancer Amidst Disparities
Prostate cancer diagnoses in the UK have surged to 55,033 in 2023, exceeding breast cancer diagnoses for the first time, driven by pandemic catch-up efforts and increased awareness, yet highlighting regional disparities and the ongoing absence of a national screening program.
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44% Bias Score
Racial Reckoning in a South African Old Age Home
Anthropologist Casey Golomski's "God's Waiting Room" examines Grace, a South African old age home founded in the 1950s, revealing persistent racial inequalities despite post-apartheid policies, while highlighting the potential for individual change and reconciliation through personal interactions.
Racial Reckoning in a South African Old Age Home
Anthropologist Casey Golomski's "God's Waiting Room" examines Grace, a South African old age home founded in the 1950s, revealing persistent racial inequalities despite post-apartheid policies, while highlighting the potential for individual change and reconciliation through personal interactions.
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36% Bias Score
Oregon's Rural Maternity Ward Closure Exposes Healthcare Disparities
The closure of Baker City's maternity ward in 2023 highlights Oregon's rural healthcare crisis, forcing pregnant women to travel long distances for care, even as debates around abortion access clash with local needs. A study found that 52% of rural hospitals lacked obstetrics care by 2022.
Oregon's Rural Maternity Ward Closure Exposes Healthcare Disparities
The closure of Baker City's maternity ward in 2023 highlights Oregon's rural healthcare crisis, forcing pregnant women to travel long distances for care, even as debates around abortion access clash with local needs. A study found that 52% of rural hospitals lacked obstetrics care by 2022.
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56% Bias Score
Parents' Grief Spurs Charity Amidst Disparities in Perinatal Care
In Ballarat, Australia, the deaths of two babies, Lenny and Rosie, at 22 weeks gestation, prompted the creation of Babies Above, a charity offering support to families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death, highlighting disparities in regional perinatal care.
Parents' Grief Spurs Charity Amidst Disparities in Perinatal Care
In Ballarat, Australia, the deaths of two babies, Lenny and Rosie, at 22 weeks gestation, prompted the creation of Babies Above, a charity offering support to families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death, highlighting disparities in regional perinatal care.
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20% Bias Score
Cancer Deaths and Survival Rate Variations Across Europe in 2021
In 2021, cancer caused 1.1 million deaths (21.6% of total) in 29 European countries, with survival rates varying widely; lung cancer was the leading cause, followed by colorectal, prostate, and breast cancers.
Cancer Deaths and Survival Rate Variations Across Europe in 2021
In 2021, cancer caused 1.1 million deaths (21.6% of total) in 29 European countries, with survival rates varying widely; lung cancer was the leading cause, followed by colorectal, prostate, and breast cancers.
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24% Bias Score
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