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HPV Vaccine Significantly Reduces Cervical Precancer in Young U.S. Women
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows an approximately 80% reduction in cervical precancerous cells among 20- to 24-year-old women in the U.S. between 2008 and 2022, strongly correlating with the introduction of the HPV vaccine in 2006.
HPV Vaccine Significantly Reduces Cervical Precancer in Young U.S. Women
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows an approximately 80% reduction in cervical precancerous cells among 20- to 24-year-old women in the U.S. between 2008 and 2022, strongly correlating with the introduction of the HPV vaccine in 2006.
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52% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak: One Death, Growing Concerns Over Federal Response
A measles outbreak in Texas, linked to low vaccination rates in some communities, has caused one child's death and over 130 cases, prompting concerns about the federal government's response under the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Texas Measles Outbreak: One Death, Growing Concerns Over Federal Response
A measles outbreak in Texas, linked to low vaccination rates in some communities, has caused one child's death and over 130 cases, prompting concerns about the federal government's response under the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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48% Bias Score
Declining Vaccination Rates Fuel Measles Resurgence in Canada
Declining childhood vaccination rates in Canada are causing a resurgence of measles, with outbreaks in several provinces and a recent death in the U.S., highlighting the urgent need to increase vaccination uptake and combat misinformation.
Declining Vaccination Rates Fuel Measles Resurgence in Canada
Declining childhood vaccination rates in Canada are causing a resurgence of measles, with outbreaks in several provinces and a recent death in the U.S., highlighting the urgent need to increase vaccination uptake and combat misinformation.
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44% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Prompts Vaccine Aid Amidst Controversy
A measles outbreak in Texas, resulting in one child's death and over 140 cases since January, prompted Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to announce the provision of 2,000 vaccine doses, despite his past anti-vaccine views; 95% of those infected were unvaccinated.
Texas Measles Outbreak Prompts Vaccine Aid Amidst Controversy
A measles outbreak in Texas, resulting in one child's death and over 140 cases since January, prompted Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to announce the provision of 2,000 vaccine doses, despite his past anti-vaccine views; 95% of those infected were unvaccinated.
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52% Bias Score
60 Dead, 1,000 Ill in Congo Outbreak: Water Contamination Suspected
At least 60 deaths and over 1,000 illnesses have been reported in five villages of Congo's Equateur province since late January; WHO suspects water contamination in one village but hasn't confirmed the cause, hampered by high malaria rates and remote locations.
60 Dead, 1,000 Ill in Congo Outbreak: Water Contamination Suspected
At least 60 deaths and over 1,000 illnesses have been reported in five villages of Congo's Equateur province since late January; WHO suspects water contamination in one village but hasn't confirmed the cause, hampered by high malaria rates and remote locations.
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36% Bias Score
Utah Poised to Ban Water Fluoridation, Setting Potential National Precedent
Utah's legislature passed a bill banning community water fluoridation, potentially setting a national precedent and overriding local control; the bill awaits the governor's approval despite concerns about its impact on public health, particularly for low-income residents.
Utah Poised to Ban Water Fluoridation, Setting Potential National Precedent
Utah's legislature passed a bill banning community water fluoridation, potentially setting a national precedent and overriding local control; the bill awaits the governor's approval despite concerns about its impact on public health, particularly for low-income residents.
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48% Bias Score
West Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads, One Death Reported
A measles outbreak in West Texas, originating in Gaines County in late January, has infected 146 people, hospitalized 20, and caused one death; the virus may be spreading to Central Texas and New Mexico, prompting health officials to offer free testing and vaccination while monitoring schools and da...
West Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads, One Death Reported
A measles outbreak in West Texas, originating in Gaines County in late January, has infected 146 people, hospitalized 20, and caused one death; the virus may be spreading to Central Texas and New Mexico, prompting health officials to offer free testing and vaccination while monitoring schools and da...
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36% Bias Score
U.S. Measles Outbreak: High Contagiousness and Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak across nine U.S. states, including a fatal case in Texas, underscores the virus's high contagiousness (R0 12-18) and the impact of declining vaccination rates (92.7% kindergarten coverage in 2023-24, up from 95.2% in 2019-20).
U.S. Measles Outbreak: High Contagiousness and Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak across nine U.S. states, including a fatal case in Texas, underscores the virus's high contagiousness (R0 12-18) and the impact of declining vaccination rates (92.7% kindergarten coverage in 2023-24, up from 95.2% in 2019-20).
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36% Bias Score
First U.S. Measles Death in a Decade Highlights Vaccination Crisis
A measles outbreak in West Texas resulted in the first U.S. measles death in 10 years, an unvaccinated child in Lubbock; 164 measles cases nationwide, with the Texas outbreak (146 cases) comprising the majority, renewing concerns about measles elimination.
First U.S. Measles Death in a Decade Highlights Vaccination Crisis
A measles outbreak in West Texas resulted in the first U.S. measles death in 10 years, an unvaccinated child in Lubbock; 164 measles cases nationwide, with the Texas outbreak (146 cases) comprising the majority, renewing concerns about measles elimination.
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36% Bias Score
Kennedy Reshapes Vaccine Policy Amidst Measles Outbreak
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping vaccine policy by potentially removing members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) due to perceived conflicts of interest, altering CDC messaging to emphasize informed consent, and prompting the postponement of an ACIP meeting, all ...
Kennedy Reshapes Vaccine Policy Amidst Measles Outbreak
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping vaccine policy by potentially removing members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) due to perceived conflicts of interest, altering CDC messaging to emphasize informed consent, and prompting the postponement of an ACIP meeting, all ...
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52% Bias Score
New Zealand's Vaping Policy Leads to Twice as Fast Smoking Rate Decline Compared to Australia
A study in Addiction reveals New Zealand's smoking rate plummeted 10 percent annually (2016-2023), compared to Australia's 5 percent, due to New Zealand's vaping harm-reduction policy allowing easy access to regulated vaping products, unlike Australia's restrictive model that fueled a large black ma...
New Zealand's Vaping Policy Leads to Twice as Fast Smoking Rate Decline Compared to Australia
A study in Addiction reveals New Zealand's smoking rate plummeted 10 percent annually (2016-2023), compared to Australia's 5 percent, due to New Zealand's vaping harm-reduction policy allowing easy access to regulated vaping products, unlike Australia's restrictive model that fueled a large black ma...
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52% Bias Score
CDC Recommends Vitamin A for Texas Measles Outbreak, Sparking Debate
A measles outbreak in western Texas has sickened 146 and killed one, prompting the CDC to recommend vitamin A as supportive care, a practice debated among experts due to its limited use in the U.S. and the risk of misinformation.
CDC Recommends Vitamin A for Texas Measles Outbreak, Sparking Debate
A measles outbreak in western Texas has sickened 146 and killed one, prompting the CDC to recommend vitamin A as supportive care, a practice debated among experts due to its limited use in the U.S. and the risk of misinformation.
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44% Bias Score
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