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Gambling Losses in Australia Exceed Aged Care Spending
A new report reveals Australians lose \$31.5 billion annually to gambling, surpassing government spending on aged care and nearing NDIS spending, with low-income households disproportionately affected; this highlights the need for stronger government intervention.
Gambling Losses in Australia Exceed Aged Care Spending
A new report reveals Australians lose \$31.5 billion annually to gambling, surpassing government spending on aged care and nearing NDIS spending, with low-income households disproportionately affected; this highlights the need for stronger government intervention.
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40% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 150 Cases, Underscoring Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in West Texas has reached nearly 150 cases since late January, resulting in 20 hospitalizations and one death, an unvaccinated school-age child; this is the largest outbreak in 30 years and highlights declining national MMR vaccination rates below the 95% threshold needed to preve...
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 150 Cases, Underscoring Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in West Texas has reached nearly 150 cases since late January, resulting in 20 hospitalizations and one death, an unvaccinated school-age child; this is the largest outbreak in 30 years and highlights declining national MMR vaccination rates below the 95% threshold needed to preve...
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48% Bias Score
Kennedy Jr. Endorses Measles Vaccination Amidst US Outbreak"))
US Health Minister Robert Kennedy Jr. endorsed measles vaccination following a Texas outbreak causing a child's death, urging parents to consult healthcare professionals, despite his past anti-vaccine statements and the ongoing challenge of vaccine misinformation contributing to the over 160 cases n...
Kennedy Jr. Endorses Measles Vaccination Amidst US Outbreak"))
US Health Minister Robert Kennedy Jr. endorsed measles vaccination following a Texas outbreak causing a child's death, urging parents to consult healthcare professionals, despite his past anti-vaccine statements and the ongoing challenge of vaccine misinformation contributing to the over 160 cases n...
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40% Bias Score
Social Media Fuels Misinformation on Medical Tests, Raising Overdiagnosis Concerns
A study of 900+ Instagram and TikTok posts revealed that over 80% promoted controversial medical tests without sufficient scientific evidence, driven largely by influencers with financial interests, leading to concerns about overdiagnosis and strained healthcare systems.
Social Media Fuels Misinformation on Medical Tests, Raising Overdiagnosis Concerns
A study of 900+ Instagram and TikTok posts revealed that over 80% promoted controversial medical tests without sufficient scientific evidence, driven largely by influencers with financial interests, leading to concerns about overdiagnosis and strained healthcare systems.
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48% Bias Score
Declining US Vaccination Rates Fuel Resurgence of Preventable Diseases
A measles outbreak in West Texas highlights a broader decline in childhood vaccination rates across the US, leading to a resurgence of preventable diseases like whooping cough (over 35,000 cases in 2022, 10 deaths), and potentially polio, with experts warning of future outbreaks of other illnesses u...
Declining US Vaccination Rates Fuel Resurgence of Preventable Diseases
A measles outbreak in West Texas highlights a broader decline in childhood vaccination rates across the US, leading to a resurgence of preventable diseases like whooping cough (over 35,000 cases in 2022, 10 deaths), and potentially polio, with experts warning of future outbreaks of other illnesses u...
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40% Bias Score
Second Ebola Death in Uganda Undermines Claims of Outbreak Control
A four-year-old child's death is Uganda's second Ebola fatality, jeopardizing claims of containing the outbreak that began in late January; this follows the death of a male nurse who sought treatment at multiple facilities and a traditional healer, undermining successful treatments of eight contacts...
Second Ebola Death in Uganda Undermines Claims of Outbreak Control
A four-year-old child's death is Uganda's second Ebola fatality, jeopardizing claims of containing the outbreak that began in late January; this follows the death of a male nurse who sought treatment at multiple facilities and a traditional healer, undermining successful treatments of eight contacts...
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36% Bias Score
Spain Unveils Strict New Rules to Combat Childhood Obesity
Spain is tackling its high childhood obesity rate (over 36%) with a new decree to ban sugary drinks and unhealthy snacks in school vending machines, limit unhealthy food in school meals, and promote healthier options based on WHO and EFSA guidelines; this follows a report showing only 31.9% of secon...
Spain Unveils Strict New Rules to Combat Childhood Obesity
Spain is tackling its high childhood obesity rate (over 36%) with a new decree to ban sugary drinks and unhealthy snacks in school vending machines, limit unhealthy food in school meals, and promote healthier options based on WHO and EFSA guidelines; this follows a report showing only 31.9% of secon...
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24% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 150 Cases, Underscoring Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in West Texas has reached nearly 150 cases since late January, resulting in one death, 20 hospitalizations, and underscoring the impact of declining MMR vaccination rates nationwide.
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 150 Cases, Underscoring Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in West Texas has reached nearly 150 cases since late January, resulting in one death, 20 hospitalizations, and underscoring the impact of declining MMR vaccination rates nationwide.
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40% Bias Score
Kennedy Endorses Measles Vaccine Amid Texas Outbreak
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., known for vaccine skepticism, endorsed the measles vaccine amid a Texas outbreak causing 146 cases and one death since January, impacting a Mennonite community and highlighting the importance of community immunity.
Kennedy Endorses Measles Vaccine Amid Texas Outbreak
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., known for vaccine skepticism, endorsed the measles vaccine amid a Texas outbreak causing 146 cases and one death since January, impacting a Mennonite community and highlighting the importance of community immunity.
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40% Bias Score
Measles Scare at JFK Airport After Positive Case, Underscoring Low Vaccination Rates
A child arriving at JFK Airport from Taiwan on a China Airlines flight tested positive for measles, prompting health alerts for those who may have been exposed on a shuttle bus to Philadelphia and at two Pennsylvania clinics between February 25 and 26. This follows a similar case at LAX and a major ...
Measles Scare at JFK Airport After Positive Case, Underscoring Low Vaccination Rates
A child arriving at JFK Airport from Taiwan on a China Airlines flight tested positive for measles, prompting health alerts for those who may have been exposed on a shuttle bus to Philadelphia and at two Pennsylvania clinics between February 25 and 26. This follows a similar case at LAX and a major ...
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44% Bias Score
Alcohol Use in the U.S.: A Gateway Drug Concern
The 2023 NSDUH reveals that over 84% of U.S. adults and 21% of underage youth have consumed alcohol, prompting experts to warn of its potential as a 'gateway drug' due to its impact on judgment and brain chemistry.
Alcohol Use in the U.S.: A Gateway Drug Concern
The 2023 NSDUH reveals that over 84% of U.S. adults and 21% of underage youth have consumed alcohol, prompting experts to warn of its potential as a 'gateway drug' due to its impact on judgment and brain chemistry.
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44% Bias Score
Weight-Loss Jabs Show Promise in Reversing Liver Damage
Weight-loss injections, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, containing semaglutide, are showing promise in reversing severe liver damage caused by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a King's College London study; this offers hope for the millions of people who have this condition, cases...
Weight-Loss Jabs Show Promise in Reversing Liver Damage
Weight-loss injections, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, containing semaglutide, are showing promise in reversing severe liver damage caused by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a King's College London study; this offers hope for the millions of people who have this condition, cases...
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56% Bias Score
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