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Wildfire Smoke Worsens Mental Health: Harvard Study Reveals Link and Health Inequities
A Harvard study analyzing California's 2020 wildfires linked increased PM2.5 levels to a substantial rise in mental health emergency department admissions, particularly for depression, anxiety, and mood disorders, revealing health inequities and emphasizing the need for improved healthcare access du...
Wildfire Smoke Worsens Mental Health: Harvard Study Reveals Link and Health Inequities
A Harvard study analyzing California's 2020 wildfires linked increased PM2.5 levels to a substantial rise in mental health emergency department admissions, particularly for depression, anxiety, and mood disorders, revealing health inequities and emphasizing the need for improved healthcare access du...
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52% Bias Score
Chikungunya Outbreak Strains Réunion Island's Healthcare System
Réunion Island faces a Chikungunya outbreak with over 20,000 cases since August 2024, resulting in two deaths and straining the healthcare system; 40,000 vaccine doses arrived, prioritizing vulnerable groups, while the Minister of Overseas Territories will visit to assess the situation.
Chikungunya Outbreak Strains Réunion Island's Healthcare System
Réunion Island faces a Chikungunya outbreak with over 20,000 cases since August 2024, resulting in two deaths and straining the healthcare system; 40,000 vaccine doses arrived, prioritizing vulnerable groups, while the Minister of Overseas Territories will visit to assess the situation.
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24% Bias Score
Outdated Suicide Prevention in Northern Ireland: Calls for Change
Northern Ireland's approach to suicide prevention is deemed outdated and ineffective, with calls for a preventable deaths tracker to address the 221 suicide deaths reported in 2023, highlighting a need for improved strategies and resource allocation.
Outdated Suicide Prevention in Northern Ireland: Calls for Change
Northern Ireland's approach to suicide prevention is deemed outdated and ineffective, with calls for a preventable deaths tracker to address the 221 suicide deaths reported in 2023, highlighting a need for improved strategies and resource allocation.
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44% Bias Score
NSW Drug Summit Report Recommends Sweeping Drug Law Reforms
The final report of the NSW Drug Summit, released four months after its conclusion, proposes 56 recommendations for drug law reform, including reducing conviction times for minor offenses, banning drug detection dogs at music festivals, and expanding harm reduction programs.
NSW Drug Summit Report Recommends Sweeping Drug Law Reforms
The final report of the NSW Drug Summit, released four months after its conclusion, proposes 56 recommendations for drug law reform, including reducing conviction times for minor offenses, banning drug detection dogs at music festivals, and expanding harm reduction programs.
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40% Bias Score
Spain Approves Ambitious Mental Health Plan Despite Persistent Staffing Shortages
Spain's Interterritorial Council unanimously approved a "2025-2027 Mental Health Action Plan" with €39 million in funding, resolving earlier objections from PP-led communities regarding professional involvement and financing, though concerns remain about human resources.
Spain Approves Ambitious Mental Health Plan Despite Persistent Staffing Shortages
Spain's Interterritorial Council unanimously approved a "2025-2027 Mental Health Action Plan" with €39 million in funding, resolving earlier objections from PP-led communities regarding professional involvement and financing, though concerns remain about human resources.
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44% Bias Score
Measles Vaccine Hesitancy Fuels Outbreaks, Doctors Urge Action
Doctors are urging parents to vaccinate their children against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) amid rising hesitancy, highlighting that two doses are 95% effective, while a recent measles outbreak in West Texas is linked to a community's reluctance to seek traditional healthcare.
Measles Vaccine Hesitancy Fuels Outbreaks, Doctors Urge Action
Doctors are urging parents to vaccinate their children against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) amid rising hesitancy, highlighting that two doses are 95% effective, while a recent measles outbreak in West Texas is linked to a community's reluctance to seek traditional healthcare.
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48% Bias Score
HHS Public Records Teams Eliminated, Raising Transparency Concerns
The Trump administration, under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., eliminated multiple public records teams at the HHS, hindering public access to crucial health data and potentially compromising transparency and accountability.
HHS Public Records Teams Eliminated, Raising Transparency Concerns
The Trump administration, under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., eliminated multiple public records teams at the HHS, hindering public access to crucial health data and potentially compromising transparency and accountability.
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56% Bias Score
FDA Staff Cuts Jeopardize U.S. Bird Flu Response Amidst Spring Migration Concerns
The worst bird flu outbreak in U.S. history has seen a recent decline in cases, but upcoming wild bird migration and recent cuts to the FDA's veterinary medicine staff raise concerns of a resurgence and potentially dangerous new variants.
FDA Staff Cuts Jeopardize U.S. Bird Flu Response Amidst Spring Migration Concerns
The worst bird flu outbreak in U.S. history has seen a recent decline in cases, but upcoming wild bird migration and recent cuts to the FDA's veterinary medicine staff raise concerns of a resurgence and potentially dangerous new variants.
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44% Bias Score
Reinstatement of CDC Lead Program After Federal Health Cuts
The US Health and Human Services Secretary announced the reinstatement of some personnel and programs affected by recent sweeping reductions at federal health agencies, including a CDC program monitoring lead in children, following reports that the cuts left Milwaukee without essential support to ad...
Reinstatement of CDC Lead Program After Federal Health Cuts
The US Health and Human Services Secretary announced the reinstatement of some personnel and programs affected by recent sweeping reductions at federal health agencies, including a CDC program monitoring lead in children, following reports that the cuts left Milwaukee without essential support to ad...
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40% Bias Score
Birmingham Bin Strike Fuels Rat Infestation, Exposing Socioeconomic Disparities
A prolonged bin strike in Birmingham, UK, since March 11th, has caused overflowing rubbish, especially in poorer areas, leading to a surge in rat infestations and highlighting socioeconomic inequalities in waste management.
Birmingham Bin Strike Fuels Rat Infestation, Exposing Socioeconomic Disparities
A prolonged bin strike in Birmingham, UK, since March 11th, has caused overflowing rubbish, especially in poorer areas, leading to a surge in rat infestations and highlighting socioeconomic inequalities in waste management.
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48% Bias Score
Queensland's Thriving Cigarette Black Market: A 29 Million Cigarette Seizure Reveals Scale
Government data reveals a significant increase in illegal cigarette seizures in Queensland between July 2023 and December 2024, with over 29 million cigarettes, 10.6 tonnes of loose-leaf tobacco, and 225,000 vapes confiscated, indicating a thriving black market estimated to account for more than 15 ...
Queensland's Thriving Cigarette Black Market: A 29 Million Cigarette Seizure Reveals Scale
Government data reveals a significant increase in illegal cigarette seizures in Queensland between July 2023 and December 2024, with over 29 million cigarettes, 10.6 tonnes of loose-leaf tobacco, and 225,000 vapes confiscated, indicating a thriving black market estimated to account for more than 15 ...
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40% Bias Score
Poorer Europeans Outlive Wealthier Americans, Study Shows
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that poorer Europeans live longer than wealthier Americans, highlighting the impact of systemic factors like wealth inequality and healthcare access on life expectancy, with death rates in the US significantly higher than in various European reg...
Poorer Europeans Outlive Wealthier Americans, Study Shows
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that poorer Europeans live longer than wealthier Americans, highlighting the impact of systemic factors like wealth inequality and healthcare access on life expectancy, with death rates in the US significantly higher than in various European reg...
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24% Bias Score
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