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Dueling Infertility Treatments Divide Capitol Hill
Two professional organizations representing contrasting infertility treatments, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and restorative reproductive medicine (RRM), held separate briefings on Capitol Hill, highlighting a growing national debate amid political and ideological clashes.
Dueling Infertility Treatments Divide Capitol Hill
Two professional organizations representing contrasting infertility treatments, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and restorative reproductive medicine (RRM), held separate briefings on Capitol Hill, highlighting a growing national debate amid political and ideological clashes.
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52% Bias Score
Cannabis Use Negatively Impacts Female Fertility and IVF Success
A Canadian study of 1,059 women undergoing IVF found that detectable THC in follicular fluid is associated with a significantly lower rate of euploid embryos, reducing chances of successful pregnancy, due to disrupted egg development and genetic stability.
Cannabis Use Negatively Impacts Female Fertility and IVF Success
A Canadian study of 1,059 women undergoing IVF found that detectable THC in follicular fluid is associated with a significantly lower rate of euploid embryos, reducing chances of successful pregnancy, due to disrupted egg development and genetic stability.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Parliament Debates Embryo Research Expansion
The Dutch parliament is debating a bill to allow the creation of embryos solely for research, aiming to improve IVF success rates, but facing opposition due to ethical concerns about designer babies.
Dutch Parliament Debates Embryo Research Expansion
The Dutch parliament is debating a bill to allow the creation of embryos solely for research, aiming to improve IVF success rates, but facing opposition due to ethical concerns about designer babies.
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16% Bias Score
Monash IVF's Secrecy on Embryo Mix-Ups Exposes Regulatory Gaps
Monash IVF's refusal to publicly disclose details of its review into two embryo mix-ups, citing patient privacy, highlights a gap in Australia's fertility regulation, prompting calls for a national approach to ensure transparency and patient safety.
Monash IVF's Secrecy on Embryo Mix-Ups Exposes Regulatory Gaps
Monash IVF's refusal to publicly disclose details of its review into two embryo mix-ups, citing patient privacy, highlights a gap in Australia's fertility regulation, prompting calls for a national approach to ensure transparency and patient safety.
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44% Bias Score
Grindr's Uncommon Lobbying for LGBTQ+ Family Building
In 2025, Grindr, a dating app company, spent $372,000 lobbying for expanded access to surrogacy and IVF, tax deductibility for related expenses, and updated legal definitions of reproductive healthcare; the company also provides employees with a $300,000 family-building benefit over five years.
Grindr's Uncommon Lobbying for LGBTQ+ Family Building
In 2025, Grindr, a dating app company, spent $372,000 lobbying for expanded access to surrogacy and IVF, tax deductibility for related expenses, and updated legal definitions of reproductive healthcare; the company also provides employees with a $300,000 family-building benefit over five years.
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48% Bias Score
Genea Data Breach Exposes Thousands of Patients' Sensitive Information
Australian IVF provider Genea suffered a data breach exposing thousands of patients' sensitive medical and personal information to the dark web, prompting a potential class-action lawsuit and raising concerns about data security practices in the healthcare sector.
Genea Data Breach Exposes Thousands of Patients' Sensitive Information
Australian IVF provider Genea suffered a data breach exposing thousands of patients' sensitive medical and personal information to the dark web, prompting a potential class-action lawsuit and raising concerns about data security practices in the healthcare sector.
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52% Bias Score
Cannabis Use Negatively Impacts Female Fertility and IVF Success Rates
A new study reveals that cannabis use, specifically THC, negatively affects female fertility and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates by disrupting egg development and genetic stability, resulting in lower rates of euploid embryos.
Cannabis Use Negatively Impacts Female Fertility and IVF Success Rates
A new study reveals that cannabis use, specifically THC, negatively affects female fertility and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates by disrupting egg development and genetic stability, resulting in lower rates of euploid embryos.
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36% Bias Score
Record Number of Single Women Using IVF Amidst Australian Fertility Clinic Scrutiny
A record number of single women are using IVF in Australia, even as the sector faces a regulatory overhaul due to several clinics reporting success rates as low as 5 percent and a recent case involving a biracial baby born to a white couple.
Record Number of Single Women Using IVF Amidst Australian Fertility Clinic Scrutiny
A record number of single women are using IVF in Australia, even as the sector faces a regulatory overhaul due to several clinics reporting success rates as low as 5 percent and a recent case involving a biracial baby born to a white couple.
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28% Bias Score
BioRescue Project Offers Hope for Northern White Rhinos
Two remaining northern white rhinos in Kenya are the focus of BioRescue, a project using IVF, stem-cell research, and surrogacy to create viable embryos in an attempt to revive this functionally extinct subspecies.
BioRescue Project Offers Hope for Northern White Rhinos
Two remaining northern white rhinos in Kenya are the focus of BioRescue, a project using IVF, stem-cell research, and surrogacy to create viable embryos in an attempt to revive this functionally extinct subspecies.
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40% Bias Score
AI Boosts IVF Success Rates for Women with Complex Medical Histories
The Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University is developing an AI-powered IVF system to improve success rates for women with complex reproductive health issues, using patient data to recommend personalized treatment plans, aiming to increase chances of pregnancy with fewer attempts.
AI Boosts IVF Success Rates for Women with Complex Medical Histories
The Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University is developing an AI-powered IVF system to improve success rates for women with complex reproductive health issues, using patient data to recommend personalized treatment plans, aiming to increase chances of pregnancy with fewer attempts.
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44% Bias Score
Nepal's IVF Clinics Exploiting Underage Girls for Egg Donation
In Kathmandu, Nepal, two 17-year-old girls were tricked into selling their eggs to IVF clinics for approximately \$330 per egg by brokers who misled them about their age, highlighting a lack of regulation within the industry and resulting in arrests and ongoing investigations.
Nepal's IVF Clinics Exploiting Underage Girls for Egg Donation
In Kathmandu, Nepal, two 17-year-old girls were tricked into selling their eggs to IVF clinics for approximately \$330 per egg by brokers who misled them about their age, highlighting a lack of regulation within the industry and resulting in arrests and ongoing investigations.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Broken IVF Promise: Inaction and Unfulfilled Healthcare Pledge
President Trump's unfulfilled promise to make in-vitro fertilization (IVF) free or covered by insurance, despite a February 2025 executive order, exposes a pattern of unsubstantiated campaign claims and highlights the limitations of executive action without Congressional support.
Trump's Broken IVF Promise: Inaction and Unfulfilled Healthcare Pledge
President Trump's unfulfilled promise to make in-vitro fertilization (IVF) free or covered by insurance, despite a February 2025 executive order, exposes a pattern of unsubstantiated campaign claims and highlights the limitations of executive action without Congressional support.
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60% Bias Score
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