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Investment Treaty Allows Lawsuit Against Chile Over COVID-19 Measures
Two French companies sued Chile for $2 billion due to COVID-19 sanitary measures reducing their airport concession profits by 90%, highlighting how investment treaties prioritize investor interests over public health and enabling lawsuits against states for various public policies.
Investment Treaty Allows Lawsuit Against Chile Over COVID-19 Measures
Two French companies sued Chile for $2 billion due to COVID-19 sanitary measures reducing their airport concession profits by 90%, highlighting how investment treaties prioritize investor interests over public health and enabling lawsuits against states for various public policies.
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56% Bias Score
Europe's Massive Underreporting of Serious Road Injuries Hinders Safety Improvements
A new report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) reveals a massive underreporting of serious road injuries in Europe, hindering road safety improvements. Annual serious injuries in the EU are estimated at 141,000 but likely much higher due to inconsistencies in data collection from polic...
Europe's Massive Underreporting of Serious Road Injuries Hinders Safety Improvements
A new report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) reveals a massive underreporting of serious road injuries in Europe, hindering road safety improvements. Annual serious injuries in the EU are estimated at 141,000 but likely much higher due to inconsistencies in data collection from polic...
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32% Bias Score
Social Prescriptions: Combating Loneliness with Museum Visits
Loneliness is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, increasing healthcare costs. A new European initiative, backed by €7 million, is testing "social prescriptions" of museum visits and other cultural activities to treat loneliness and mental health issues, particularly focusing on vulnerable gro...
Social Prescriptions: Combating Loneliness with Museum Visits
Loneliness is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, increasing healthcare costs. A new European initiative, backed by €7 million, is testing "social prescriptions" of museum visits and other cultural activities to treat loneliness and mental health issues, particularly focusing on vulnerable gro...
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52% Bias Score
HHS Mass Layoffs Impact Public Health Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday, impacting 3,500 FDA and 2,400 CDC employees, reducing the overall HHS staff by roughly 20,000, including attrition, and significantly affecting tobacco control, mental health, and workplace safety programs.
HHS Mass Layoffs Impact Public Health Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday, impacting 3,500 FDA and 2,400 CDC employees, reducing the overall HHS staff by roughly 20,000, including attrition, and significantly affecting tobacco control, mental health, and workplace safety programs.
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52% Bias Score
Antidepressants Linked to Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
A Danish study revealed a potential link between long-term antidepressant use and a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death, particularly among 30-to-39-year-olds, prompting concerns given the high number of antidepressant users in England.
Antidepressants Linked to Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
A Danish study revealed a potential link between long-term antidepressant use and a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death, particularly among 30-to-39-year-olds, prompting concerns given the high number of antidepressant users in England.
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40% Bias Score
HHS Initiates Massive Job Cuts, Affecting 20,000 Employees Across Federal Health Agencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiated a large-scale job reduction affecting 20,000 employees across multiple agencies, including the FDA and CDC, on Tuesday, as part of a restructuring effort led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to prioritize chronic disease efforts and re...
HHS Initiates Massive Job Cuts, Affecting 20,000 Employees Across Federal Health Agencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiated a large-scale job reduction affecting 20,000 employees across multiple agencies, including the FDA and CDC, on Tuesday, as part of a restructuring effort led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to prioritize chronic disease efforts and re...
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56% Bias Score
Mexico Bans Junk Food in Schools to Combat Childhood Obesity
Mexico banned junk food sales in schools starting this year, aiming to combat high childhood obesity (36-40% of children over 5) by promoting nutritious alternatives; a new manual provides guidelines and recipes for allowed foods.
Mexico Bans Junk Food in Schools to Combat Childhood Obesity
Mexico banned junk food sales in schools starting this year, aiming to combat high childhood obesity (36-40% of children over 5) by promoting nutritious alternatives; a new manual provides guidelines and recipes for allowed foods.
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40% Bias Score
Bird Flu Spreads in US, Affecting 70 People, Devastating Farms
In the year since the first US human bird flu case, 70 people have been infected (one death), 168 million birds and nearly 1,000 cattle herds have been affected, causing devastation to farms like Long Island's Corwin farm which lost 100,000 ducks and 45 jobs, leading to rising egg prices.
Bird Flu Spreads in US, Affecting 70 People, Devastating Farms
In the year since the first US human bird flu case, 70 people have been infected (one death), 168 million birds and nearly 1,000 cattle herds have been affected, causing devastation to farms like Long Island's Corwin farm which lost 100,000 ducks and 45 jobs, leading to rising egg prices.
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24% Bias Score
India Trains 100,000 Doctors to Promote HPV Vaccine to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
India is training 100,000 doctors to promote the HPV vaccine to eliminate cervical cancer, which accounts for 20% of global cases, with the government expected to include it in its national vaccination program in 2024, addressing low uptake and misinformation.
India Trains 100,000 Doctors to Promote HPV Vaccine to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
India is training 100,000 doctors to promote the HPV vaccine to eliminate cervical cancer, which accounts for 20% of global cases, with the government expected to include it in its national vaccination program in 2024, addressing low uptake and misinformation.
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40% Bias Score
Canada Urged to Boost Health Research Funding Amidst U.S. Cuts
The Canadian Medical Association Journal calls for increased Canadian health research funding to offset expected U.S. cuts, citing potential threats such as infectious disease outbreaks and a decline in reliable health data.
Canada Urged to Boost Health Research Funding Amidst U.S. Cuts
The Canadian Medical Association Journal calls for increased Canadian health research funding to offset expected U.S. cuts, citing potential threats such as infectious disease outbreaks and a decline in reliable health data.
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36% Bias Score
US Funding Cuts Force Cities to Seek 'Plan B' for Global Health Initiatives
US funding cuts for global health initiatives, impacting programs addressing AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, autism, and air quality in numerous cities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, are forcing cities to seek alternative solutions and collaborate to mitigate the impact, creating challenges pa...
US Funding Cuts Force Cities to Seek 'Plan B' for Global Health Initiatives
US funding cuts for global health initiatives, impacting programs addressing AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, autism, and air quality in numerous cities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, are forcing cities to seek alternative solutions and collaborate to mitigate the impact, creating challenges pa...
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60% Bias Score
Germany's Cannabis Decriminalization: Premature Criticism Amidst Implementation Challenges
One year after Germany decriminalized cannabis, CSU Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann calls it a failure due to purportedly increased traffic offenses and no impact on organized crime; however, experts argue the policy needs more time and proper implementation of support structures like cultivation...
Germany's Cannabis Decriminalization: Premature Criticism Amidst Implementation Challenges
One year after Germany decriminalized cannabis, CSU Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann calls it a failure due to purportedly increased traffic offenses and no impact on organized crime; however, experts argue the policy needs more time and proper implementation of support structures like cultivation...
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52% Bias Score
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