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Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
A Welsh study published in Nature found a 3.5% lower dementia risk in individuals who received the shingles vaccine compared to those who didn't, suggesting that viral infections might play a more significant role in dementia than previously thought.
Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
A Welsh study published in Nature found a 3.5% lower dementia risk in individuals who received the shingles vaccine compared to those who didn't, suggesting that viral infections might play a more significant role in dementia than previously thought.
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52% Bias Score
Massive NIOSH Layoffs Halt Worker Safety Programs
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is losing 850 of its 1000 employees due to government cuts, halting programs like a firefighter cancer registry and a respirator certification lab; this has drawn criticism from unions and industry.
Massive NIOSH Layoffs Halt Worker Safety Programs
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is losing 850 of its 1000 employees due to government cuts, halting programs like a firefighter cancer registry and a respirator certification lab; this has drawn criticism from unions and industry.
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48% Bias Score
Air Pollution Accelerates Aging, Increases Atherosclerosis Risk: Study
A University of Athens study, presented at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting, found air pollution shortens telomeres, accelerating aging and increasing the risk of atherosclerosis in 400 participants; researchers suggest cleaner transportation and urban environments as solutions.
Air Pollution Accelerates Aging, Increases Atherosclerosis Risk: Study
A University of Athens study, presented at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting, found air pollution shortens telomeres, accelerating aging and increasing the risk of atherosclerosis in 400 participants; researchers suggest cleaner transportation and urban environments as solutions.
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32% Bias Score
Ontario's Measles Outbreak Exposes Urgent Need for Digital Vaccination Records
Ontario's measles outbreak, with 661 cases between October 18, 2024, and April 2, 2025, underscores the urgent need for a digital vaccination record system, as highlighted by public health experts and the lack of real-time data hindering effective outbreak management.
Ontario's Measles Outbreak Exposes Urgent Need for Digital Vaccination Records
Ontario's measles outbreak, with 661 cases between October 18, 2024, and April 2, 2025, underscores the urgent need for a digital vaccination record system, as highlighted by public health experts and the lack of real-time data hindering effective outbreak management.
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44% Bias Score
Declining MMR Vaccination Rates Fuel US Measles Outbreak
The US faces a severe measles outbreak in 2024, with only 68.5% of children receiving their first MMR vaccine dose by age 15 months, a decline from 77% in 2020; at least 565 cases have been reported, highlighting the risk of low vaccination rates, particularly in rural areas.
Declining MMR Vaccination Rates Fuel US Measles Outbreak
The US faces a severe measles outbreak in 2024, with only 68.5% of children receiving their first MMR vaccine dose by age 15 months, a decline from 77% in 2020; at least 565 cases have been reported, highlighting the risk of low vaccination rates, particularly in rural areas.
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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
Trump Administration to Overturn State Bans on Toxic Chemicals
The Trump administration plans to overturn hundreds of state bans on toxic chemicals like PFAS in consumer goods by changing EPA chemical risk evaluations, potentially increasing public exposure to harmful substances and undermining state-level protections.
Trump Administration to Overturn State Bans on Toxic Chemicals
The Trump administration plans to overturn hundreds of state bans on toxic chemicals like PFAS in consumer goods by changing EPA chemical risk evaluations, potentially increasing public exposure to harmful substances and undermining state-level protections.
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48% Bias Score
Boiling Water Significantly Reduces Microplastics in Drinking Water
A study shows boiling water reduces microplastics by 25-90%, depending on water hardness, offering a potential solution to mitigate human microplastic ingestion, although further research is needed.
Boiling Water Significantly Reduces Microplastics in Drinking Water
A study shows boiling water reduces microplastics by 25-90%, depending on water hardness, offering a potential solution to mitigate human microplastic ingestion, although further research is needed.
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40% Bias Score
Peru's Contaminated Saline Solution: Four Deaths Expose Systemic Failures
Contaminated saline solution from Medifarma caused four deaths and affected thirteen others in Peru due to high sodium levels; delayed response exposed systemic failures in the drug control system.
Peru's Contaminated Saline Solution: Four Deaths Expose Systemic Failures
Contaminated saline solution from Medifarma caused four deaths and affected thirteen others in Peru due to high sodium levels; delayed response exposed systemic failures in the drug control system.
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40% Bias Score
Colombia Extends Intervention of Troubled Health Provider Nueva EPS
Colombia's Superintendencia de Salud extended the intervention of the Nueva EPS health maintenance organization for another year due to unresolved financial issues, a \$1.2 billion debt to providers, and rising complaints, despite government intervention in 2024.
Colombia Extends Intervention of Troubled Health Provider Nueva EPS
Colombia's Superintendencia de Salud extended the intervention of the Nueva EPS health maintenance organization for another year due to unresolved financial issues, a \$1.2 billion debt to providers, and rising complaints, despite government intervention in 2024.
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36% 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
17 Lifestyle Factors Can Reduce Risk of Dementia, Stroke, and Depression
A study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry reveals that 17 modifiable lifestyle factors—including blood pressure, smoking, sleep, physical activity, and blood sugar—impact dementia, stroke, and late-life depression, offering a preventative strategy to reduce the proj...
17 Lifestyle Factors Can Reduce Risk of Dementia, Stroke, and Depression
A study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry reveals that 17 modifiable lifestyle factors—including blood pressure, smoking, sleep, physical activity, and blood sugar—impact dementia, stroke, and late-life depression, offering a preventative strategy to reduce the proj...
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36% Bias Score
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