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Unaffordable Healthcare Leads to Child's Death in Madagascar
A four-year-old child died in Antananarivo, Madagascar, after his family discharged him due to lack of funds for treatment, highlighting a systemic issue where many die due to unaffordable healthcare despite government initiatives like the emergency health fund.
Unaffordable Healthcare Leads to Child's Death in Madagascar
A four-year-old child died in Antananarivo, Madagascar, after his family discharged him due to lack of funds for treatment, highlighting a systemic issue where many die due to unaffordable healthcare despite government initiatives like the emergency health fund.
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44% Bias Score
TCM Fuels Medical Tourism Boom in Northeast China
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is attracting a significant number of Russian medical tourists to border cities like Heihe and Suifenhe in Heilongjiang province, with hospitals reporting high patient volumes and positive feedback on treatments such as acupuncture, massage, and herbal remedies, in...
TCM Fuels Medical Tourism Boom in Northeast China
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is attracting a significant number of Russian medical tourists to border cities like Heihe and Suifenhe in Heilongjiang province, with hospitals reporting high patient volumes and positive feedback on treatments such as acupuncture, massage, and herbal remedies, in...
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40% Bias Score
Europe Approves First AI-Powered Medical App
Vera Rödel and Heinz Wiendl launched "Prof. Valmed", Europe's first approved AI-powered medical app, after an 18-month approval process, assisting medical professionals with diagnosis and therapy recommendations via PubMed, while emphasizing that the physician makes the final decision.
Europe Approves First AI-Powered Medical App
Vera Rödel and Heinz Wiendl launched "Prof. Valmed", Europe's first approved AI-powered medical app, after an 18-month approval process, assisting medical professionals with diagnosis and therapy recommendations via PubMed, while emphasizing that the physician makes the final decision.
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40% Bias Score
French Assisted Dying Bill Sparks Heated Debate
France's proposed assisted dying law, currently debated in parliament, allows terminally ill patients to access a lethal substance, provoking strong reactions from both supporters who emphasize patient choice and critics who fear a societal shift.
French Assisted Dying Bill Sparks Heated Debate
France's proposed assisted dying law, currently debated in parliament, allows terminally ill patients to access a lethal substance, provoking strong reactions from both supporters who emphasize patient choice and critics who fear a societal shift.
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16% Bias Score
Medicaid Cuts Threaten Trump's Agenda Amidst GOP Divisions
Republican divisions over Medicaid cuts, needed to offset tax cuts, threaten President Trump's legislative agenda; conservatives push for deep cuts, while moderates oppose reductions impacting nearly 82 million Americans.
Medicaid Cuts Threaten Trump's Agenda Amidst GOP Divisions
Republican divisions over Medicaid cuts, needed to offset tax cuts, threaten President Trump's legislative agenda; conservatives push for deep cuts, while moderates oppose reductions impacting nearly 82 million Americans.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Surgeon General Nominee Faces Confirmation Challenges
President Trump's new nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, faces a difficult confirmation process due to her inactive medical license since 2019, internal dissent within the Make America Healthy Again movement, and concerns about her qualifications.
Trump's Surgeon General Nominee Faces Confirmation Challenges
President Trump's new nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, faces a difficult confirmation process due to her inactive medical license since 2019, internal dissent within the Make America Healthy Again movement, and concerns about her qualifications.
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52% Bias Score
Leipzig University Program Addresses German Midwife Shortage
Five internationally trained midwives from Serbia, Ukraine, Kosovo, and Iran started a 12-month adaptation course at Leipzig University to meet German standards, addressing a national midwife shortage and facilitating immigrant integration.
Leipzig University Program Addresses German Midwife Shortage
Five internationally trained midwives from Serbia, Ukraine, Kosovo, and Iran started a 12-month adaptation course at Leipzig University to meet German standards, addressing a national midwife shortage and facilitating immigrant integration.
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24% Bias Score
Diabetes Epidemic Devastates McAllen Family, Exposing City's Health Crisis
In McAllen, Texas, known as "America's fattest city," the Ceron family's tragic history with diabetes—three siblings died from the disease, others experienced amputations and blindness—exposes the city's alarmingly high diabetes rate (19.2% in Hidalgo County vs. 11.6% nationally), highlighting the u...
Diabetes Epidemic Devastates McAllen Family, Exposing City's Health Crisis
In McAllen, Texas, known as "America's fattest city," the Ceron family's tragic history with diabetes—three siblings died from the disease, others experienced amputations and blindness—exposes the city's alarmingly high diabetes rate (19.2% in Hidalgo County vs. 11.6% nationally), highlighting the u...
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48% Bias Score
Northern Ireland's Cross-Border Healthcare Scheme Raises Equity Concerns
Northern Ireland's £215 million plan to tackle hospital waiting lists includes a cross-border reimbursement scheme starting June 2025, allowing patients waiting over two years for an operation to reclaim costs if they pay for treatment in the Republic of Ireland; however, concerns exist about worsen...
Northern Ireland's Cross-Border Healthcare Scheme Raises Equity Concerns
Northern Ireland's £215 million plan to tackle hospital waiting lists includes a cross-border reimbursement scheme starting June 2025, allowing patients waiting over two years for an operation to reclaim costs if they pay for treatment in the Republic of Ireland; however, concerns exist about worsen...
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68% Bias Score
German Care Sector Critically Relies on Foreign Workers
The German care sector's 22% employment growth in the last decade, reaching 1.72 million workers, is largely due to foreign personnel, with almost 25% of nursing home caregivers being non-German, highlighting a critical reliance on international labor.
German Care Sector Critically Relies on Foreign Workers
The German care sector's 22% employment growth in the last decade, reaching 1.72 million workers, is largely due to foreign personnel, with almost 25% of nursing home caregivers being non-German, highlighting a critical reliance on international labor.
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40% Bias Score
South Carolina's Abortion Ban Denies Medically Necessary Termination
Elisabeth Weber, a former pro-life activist, was denied a medically necessary abortion in South Carolina after her fetus died at nine weeks due to the state's restrictive six-week abortion ban, highlighting the law's unintended consequences and the suffering of women facing pregnancy complications.
South Carolina's Abortion Ban Denies Medically Necessary Termination
Elisabeth Weber, a former pro-life activist, was denied a medically necessary abortion in South Carolina after her fetus died at nine weeks due to the state's restrictive six-week abortion ban, highlighting the law's unintended consequences and the suffering of women facing pregnancy complications.
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48% Bias Score
Study: Antisemitism in US Healthcare Highest in Academic Medical Centers
A StandWithUs study found that 62.8% of Jewish healthcare professionals reporting antisemitism worked in academic medical centers, significantly more than in private practices (25.2%) or community hospitals (7.4%), highlighting a need for targeted anti-bias initiatives to address this issue.
Study: Antisemitism in US Healthcare Highest in Academic Medical Centers
A StandWithUs study found that 62.8% of Jewish healthcare professionals reporting antisemitism worked in academic medical centers, significantly more than in private practices (25.2%) or community hospitals (7.4%), highlighting a need for targeted anti-bias initiatives to address this issue.
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40% Bias Score
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