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Moderna's Norovirus Vaccine Trial Accelerated Amid Severe Winter Outbreak
Moderna's norovirus vaccine is in phase three trials, enrolling ahead of schedule due to a severe winter outbreak, with results expected by late 2024 or 2026. The vaccine targets three common genotypes, aiming to lessen symptoms and hospitalizations in high-risk groups like seniors and healthcare wo...
Moderna's Norovirus Vaccine Trial Accelerated Amid Severe Winter Outbreak
Moderna's norovirus vaccine is in phase three trials, enrolling ahead of schedule due to a severe winter outbreak, with results expected by late 2024 or 2026. The vaccine targets three common genotypes, aiming to lessen symptoms and hospitalizations in high-risk groups like seniors and healthcare wo...
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36% Bias Score
NSW Aged Care Home COVID-19 Outbreak: Inquest Highlights Systemic Failures
A coronial inquest found that 19 deaths at Newmarch House aged-care home during a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney could have been avoided with proper testing and better leadership; poor communication, staff shortages, and inadequate care contributed to the high death toll.
NSW Aged Care Home COVID-19 Outbreak: Inquest Highlights Systemic Failures
A coronial inquest found that 19 deaths at Newmarch House aged-care home during a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney could have been avoided with proper testing and better leadership; poor communication, staff shortages, and inadequate care contributed to the high death toll.
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40% Bias Score
HPV Vaccine Shows Promise in Eliminating Cervical Precancer
A Dutch trial found that an HPV vaccine (Vvax001) eliminated high-risk cervical precancerous cells (CIN3) in half of 18 participants, potentially replacing the invasive loop excision surgery; after 19 weeks, nine saw their cells shrink or vanish, with three cases showing complete destruction, and no...
HPV Vaccine Shows Promise in Eliminating Cervical Precancer
A Dutch trial found that an HPV vaccine (Vvax001) eliminated high-risk cervical precancerous cells (CIN3) in half of 18 participants, potentially replacing the invasive loop excision surgery; after 19 weeks, nine saw their cells shrink or vanish, with three cases showing complete destruction, and no...
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40% Bias Score
Long Waits at Athens EOPYY Pharmacies Expose Healthcare System Strain
Long queues at Athens' EOPYY pharmacies cause significant delays for patients needing high-cost medications, highlighting understaffing and insufficient geographical distribution of these facilities, impacting patients' health and well-being.
Long Waits at Athens EOPYY Pharmacies Expose Healthcare System Strain
Long queues at Athens' EOPYY pharmacies cause significant delays for patients needing high-cost medications, highlighting understaffing and insufficient geographical distribution of these facilities, impacting patients' health and well-being.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Administration Communication Pause Halts Key Health Data Releases
Multiple federal health agencies, including the FDA and CDC, have paused releasing key health information, such as outbreak updates, due to a Trump administration communications pause; however, some critical information continues to be released while others like the MMWR have been delayed.
Trump Administration Communication Pause Halts Key Health Data Releases
Multiple federal health agencies, including the FDA and CDC, have paused releasing key health information, such as outbreak updates, due to a Trump administration communications pause; however, some critical information continues to be released while others like the MMWR have been delayed.
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32% Bias Score
Financial Strain Exacerbates Mental Health Crisis in NSW
A new report reveals that over half of NSW residents reported worsened mental health due to financial strain, coinciding with a 10% increase in loneliness; Joanne Cockle postponed a medical appointment due to unaffordable gap fees, highlighting the financial barriers to healthcare access.
Financial Strain Exacerbates Mental Health Crisis in NSW
A new report reveals that over half of NSW residents reported worsened mental health due to financial strain, coinciding with a 10% increase in loneliness; Joanne Cockle postponed a medical appointment due to unaffordable gap fees, highlighting the financial barriers to healthcare access.
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36% Bias Score
Paris Drug-Checking Service Sees 4400 Users in 2024, Highlighting Purity Concerns
Paris's Analyse Ton Prod' (ATP) drug-checking service saw a dramatic increase in users from 2126 in 2022 to 4400 in 2024, utilizing HPLC to analyze samples and identify highly concentrated drugs like 92% pure ketamine, highlighting a critical need for harm reduction measures.
Paris Drug-Checking Service Sees 4400 Users in 2024, Highlighting Purity Concerns
Paris's Analyse Ton Prod' (ATP) drug-checking service saw a dramatic increase in users from 2126 in 2022 to 4400 in 2024, utilizing HPLC to analyze samples and identify highly concentrated drugs like 92% pure ketamine, highlighting a critical need for harm reduction measures.
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40% Bias Score
UK Study Reveals Significantly Lower Life Expectancy for Adults with ADHD
A UK study using anonymized health records (2000-2019) found that adults with ADHD have a significantly lower life expectancy (men: 4.5-9 years less; women: 6.6-11 years less), likely due to treatable risk factors and underdiagnosis (only 1 in 300 adults diagnosed).
UK Study Reveals Significantly Lower Life Expectancy for Adults with ADHD
A UK study using anonymized health records (2000-2019) found that adults with ADHD have a significantly lower life expectancy (men: 4.5-9 years less; women: 6.6-11 years less), likely due to treatable risk factors and underdiagnosis (only 1 in 300 adults diagnosed).
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28% Bias Score
Revised Obesity Definition Emphasizes Body Fat Impact, Not Just BMI
A new definition of obesity, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, proposes using BMI as an initial screen, but factors in waist circumference and other measures of body fat to assess how excess fat affects the body, potentially shifting clinical care for 890 million adults worldwide.
Revised Obesity Definition Emphasizes Body Fat Impact, Not Just BMI
A new definition of obesity, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, proposes using BMI as an initial screen, but factors in waist circumference and other measures of body fat to assess how excess fat affects the body, potentially shifting clinical care for 890 million adults worldwide.
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32% Bias Score
France Launches Pilot Program for Lung Cancer Screening
France is launching a 6 million euro pilot program involving 20,000 smokers/ex-smokers (50-74 years old) for lung cancer screening using low-dose CT scans and cessation support, aiming to inform nationwide screening by 2030.
France Launches Pilot Program for Lung Cancer Screening
France is launching a 6 million euro pilot program involving 20,000 smokers/ex-smokers (50-74 years old) for lung cancer screening using low-dose CT scans and cessation support, aiming to inform nationwide screening by 2030.
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48% Bias Score
Widespread Opposition to Kennedy's Health Secretary Nomination
More than 80 organizations oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as US Health Secretary due to his past anti-vaccine statements, launching a $250,000 ad campaign targeting key Republican senators ahead of next week's Senate confirmation hearing.
Widespread Opposition to Kennedy's Health Secretary Nomination
More than 80 organizations oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as US Health Secretary due to his past anti-vaccine statements, launching a $250,000 ad campaign targeting key Republican senators ahead of next week's Senate confirmation hearing.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Taps Unconventional Choice to Lead CDC
The Trump administration will likely appoint Susan Coller Monarez, with a PhD, not a medical doctor, to temporarily head the CDC, a departure from tradition, creating a leadership shift and raising questions about agency priorities.
Trump Taps Unconventional Choice to Lead CDC
The Trump administration will likely appoint Susan Coller Monarez, with a PhD, not a medical doctor, to temporarily head the CDC, a departure from tradition, creating a leadership shift and raising questions about agency priorities.
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48% Bias Score
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