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FDA Issues Class 1 Recall of Walmart's Marketside Broccoli Florets Due to Listeria Contamination
The FDA issued a Class 1 recall for Marketside Broccoli Florets (12oz) sold at Walmart due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination, impacting consumers who may have frozen the product. The recall, initially Class 2, was escalated on January 30, 2025, due to Listeria's ability to survive in cold stor...
FDA Issues Class 1 Recall of Walmart's Marketside Broccoli Florets Due to Listeria Contamination
The FDA issued a Class 1 recall for Marketside Broccoli Florets (12oz) sold at Walmart due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination, impacting consumers who may have frozen the product. The recall, initially Class 2, was escalated on January 30, 2025, due to Listeria's ability to survive in cold stor...
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40% Bias Score
France Tackles Cervical Cancer Disparities Despite Vaccination and Screening Progress
France reports over 3,100 new cervical cancer cases and 1,100 deaths annually; despite increased HPV vaccination coverage (54.6% for one dose among 15-year-old girls in 2023) and screening participation (59.5% coverage 2020-2022), significant regional disparities persist, highlighting the need for i...
France Tackles Cervical Cancer Disparities Despite Vaccination and Screening Progress
France reports over 3,100 new cervical cancer cases and 1,100 deaths annually; despite increased HPV vaccination coverage (54.6% for one dose among 15-year-old girls in 2023) and screening participation (59.5% coverage 2020-2022), significant regional disparities persist, highlighting the need for i...
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16% Bias Score
Transgender Sex Workers Educate Indian Truck Drivers on HIV Prevention
Apollo Tyres Foundation's HIV/AIDS outreach project in India uses over 100 transgender sex workers to educate truck drivers—a high-risk group with 1.48% HIV prevalence—about prevention, symptoms, and treatment, resulting in over 100,000 drivers reached since 2022.
Transgender Sex Workers Educate Indian Truck Drivers on HIV Prevention
Apollo Tyres Foundation's HIV/AIDS outreach project in India uses over 100 transgender sex workers to educate truck drivers—a high-risk group with 1.48% HIV prevalence—about prevention, symptoms, and treatment, resulting in over 100,000 drivers reached since 2022.
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20% Bias Score
Italy Reforms Primary Healthcare: GPs Become NHS Employees
Italy's healthcare system is undergoing a significant reform, transitioning general practitioners from independent contractors to NHS employees to improve primary care, especially within 1,350 new Community Houses funded by the PNRR, addressing the aging GP workforce and enhancing healthcare access.
Italy Reforms Primary Healthcare: GPs Become NHS Employees
Italy's healthcare system is undergoing a significant reform, transitioning general practitioners from independent contractors to NHS employees to improve primary care, especially within 1,350 new Community Houses funded by the PNRR, addressing the aging GP workforce and enhancing healthcare access.
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36% Bias Score
Climate Change Fuels Global Surge in Urban Rat Populations
A study examining rat complaints in 16 cities worldwide reveals climate change, urbanization, and population density are creating a "perfect storm" for rat populations, with Washington D.C. showing the highest increase in complaints.
Climate Change Fuels Global Surge in Urban Rat Populations
A study examining rat complaints in 16 cities worldwide reveals climate change, urbanization, and population density are creating a "perfect storm" for rat populations, with Washington D.C. showing the highest increase in complaints.
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40% Bias Score
German Medical Association Calls for Alcohol Warning Labels to Combat Cancer
The Lower Saxony Medical Association urged Germany to introduce alcohol warning labels similar to those on cigarettes, citing alcohol's significant contribution to the over 500,000 annual new cancer cases, many of which are preventable; they also pushed for expanding cancer screenings.
German Medical Association Calls for Alcohol Warning Labels to Combat Cancer
The Lower Saxony Medical Association urged Germany to introduce alcohol warning labels similar to those on cigarettes, citing alcohol's significant contribution to the over 500,000 annual new cancer cases, many of which are preventable; they also pushed for expanding cancer screenings.
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40% Bias Score
NSW Government Declines Interview on PFAS-Contaminated Water, Sparking Internal Conflict
The NSW water minister and government agencies declined a critical ABC interview about PFAS-contaminated drinking water in the Blue Mountains last year, sparking internal government conflict and public frustration; emails revealed at a parliamentary inquiry detail the decision and subsequent fallout...
NSW Government Declines Interview on PFAS-Contaminated Water, Sparking Internal Conflict
The NSW water minister and government agencies declined a critical ABC interview about PFAS-contaminated drinking water in the Blue Mountains last year, sparking internal government conflict and public frustration; emails revealed at a parliamentary inquiry detail the decision and subsequent fallout...
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44% Bias Score
US Withdrawal from WHO Threatens Global Health Security
The U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) threatens global health security, resulting in a $988 million funding loss for 2024-2025, impacting emergency responses in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan, as well as programs for polio eradication, HIV, and tuberculosis.
US Withdrawal from WHO Threatens Global Health Security
The U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) threatens global health security, resulting in a $988 million funding loss for 2024-2025, impacting emergency responses in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan, as well as programs for polio eradication, HIV, and tuberculosis.
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40% Bias Score
Poliovirus Detected in 14 European Cities, Raising Vaccination Concerns
Type 2 poliovirus was detected in sewage systems across 14 European cities in 2024, prompting the ECDC to urge increased vaccination and surveillance due to insufficient childhood vaccination rates and a resurgence of polio cases linked to a Nigerian strain.
Poliovirus Detected in 14 European Cities, Raising Vaccination Concerns
Type 2 poliovirus was detected in sewage systems across 14 European cities in 2024, prompting the ECDC to urge increased vaccination and surveillance due to insufficient childhood vaccination rates and a resurgence of polio cases linked to a Nigerian strain.
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40% Bias Score
Razi Institute at 100: From Cattle Plague to Global Health Impact
The Razi Institute, celebrating its 100th anniversary, initially eradicated cattle plague and locusts in Iran, then developed crucial vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus) and antivenom used even by the US military in Afghanistan, showcasing its global impact despite facing bureaucratic and funding challen...
Razi Institute at 100: From Cattle Plague to Global Health Impact
The Razi Institute, celebrating its 100th anniversary, initially eradicated cattle plague and locusts in Iran, then developed crucial vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus) and antivenom used even by the US military in Afghanistan, showcasing its global impact despite facing bureaucratic and funding challen...
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40% Bias Score
UK Oesophageal Cancer Rate Four Times Higher Than Italy's
The UK has a drastically higher rate of oesophageal cancer than other European countries, with 14.2 new cases per 100,000 people annually compared to 3.5 in Italy; this is partly due to late diagnosis as patients often mistake symptoms for heartburn, resulting in approximately 8,000 deaths per year.
UK Oesophageal Cancer Rate Four Times Higher Than Italy's
The UK has a drastically higher rate of oesophageal cancer than other European countries, with 14.2 new cases per 100,000 people annually compared to 3.5 in Italy; this is partly due to late diagnosis as patients often mistake symptoms for heartburn, resulting in approximately 8,000 deaths per year.
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44% Bias Score
Romania Faces Respiratory Infection Surge, 22 Deaths Reported
Romania's health authorities are grappling with a 6% weekly surge in respiratory infections (133,600 cases, Jan 20-26), resulting in 22 deaths; the government is implementing containment measures in hospitals and schools, while avoiding widespread restrictions despite low vaccination rates (slightly...
Romania Faces Respiratory Infection Surge, 22 Deaths Reported
Romania's health authorities are grappling with a 6% weekly surge in respiratory infections (133,600 cases, Jan 20-26), resulting in 22 deaths; the government is implementing containment measures in hospitals and schools, while avoiding widespread restrictions despite low vaccination rates (slightly...
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32% Bias Score
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