Mesothelioma Diagnosis Highlights Need for Asbestos Exposure Tracking
Jane Davies, a 66-year-old woman in Lincolnshire, was recently diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and incurable cancer, highlighting the delayed onset of symptoms and the need for better tracking of asbestos exposure to prevent future cases.
Mesothelioma Diagnosis Highlights Need for Asbestos Exposure Tracking
Jane Davies, a 66-year-old woman in Lincolnshire, was recently diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and incurable cancer, highlighting the delayed onset of symptoms and the need for better tracking of asbestos exposure to prevent future cases.
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24% Bias Score
German Red Cross Launches Blood Drives Amid Ongoing Shortage
To alleviate a blood shortage impacting German hospitals, the Red Cross is launching donation drives on December 26th and between holidays; in February 2024, almost 40 percent of requests for 0-negative blood, crucial for emergencies, were unmet.
German Red Cross Launches Blood Drives Amid Ongoing Shortage
To alleviate a blood shortage impacting German hospitals, the Red Cross is launching donation drives on December 26th and between holidays; in February 2024, almost 40 percent of requests for 0-negative blood, crucial for emergencies, were unmet.
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16% Bias Score
Urgent Health Warning: Avoid Swimming After Diarrhoea Due to Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak in Queensland
Queensland's Chief Health Officer issued an urgent health warning regarding cryptosporidiosis, urging people to avoid swimming for two weeks after experiencing diarrhoea due to a significant rise in cases this year (6,103 compared to 1,314 in 2023 and 535 in 2022), with children under nine accountin...
Urgent Health Warning: Avoid Swimming After Diarrhoea Due to Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak in Queensland
Queensland's Chief Health Officer issued an urgent health warning regarding cryptosporidiosis, urging people to avoid swimming for two weeks after experiencing diarrhoea due to a significant rise in cases this year (6,103 compared to 1,314 in 2023 and 535 in 2022), with children under nine accountin...
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8% Bias Score
Anti-vaccine group ICAN reports record $23 million revenue in 2023
In 2023, Del Bigtree's anti-vaccine organization, ICAN, reported a record $23 million in revenue, a 74% increase, and spent nearly $17 million on legal battles and anti-vaccine advocacy, highlighting the growing influence and funding of the anti-vaccine movement.
Anti-vaccine group ICAN reports record $23 million revenue in 2023
In 2023, Del Bigtree's anti-vaccine organization, ICAN, reported a record $23 million in revenue, a 74% increase, and spent nearly $17 million on legal battles and anti-vaccine advocacy, highlighting the growing influence and funding of the anti-vaccine movement.
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40% Bias Score
China's Clean Air Success: Reduced PM2.5 Levels Reverse Life Expectancy Decline
China's successful air pollution control measures, costing hundreds of billions of yuan, reduced the national average PM2.5 concentration from 63 to 33 micrograms per cubic meter between 2013 and 2020, reversing a 0.6-year decline in life expectancy and significantly decreasing infant diseases linke...
China's Clean Air Success: Reduced PM2.5 Levels Reverse Life Expectancy Decline
China's successful air pollution control measures, costing hundreds of billions of yuan, reduced the national average PM2.5 concentration from 63 to 33 micrograms per cubic meter between 2013 and 2020, reversing a 0.6-year decline in life expectancy and significantly decreasing infant diseases linke...
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52% Bias Score
Climate Change Fuels Surge in Nigeria's Lassa Fever Cases
Nigeria's 2024 Lassa fever outbreak saw 9,492 suspected cases, 1,154 confirmed cases, and 190 deaths, primarily in six states, due to climate change extending the dry season and increasing human-rodent contact, prompting the NCDC to increase surveillance and coordinate responses.
Climate Change Fuels Surge in Nigeria's Lassa Fever Cases
Nigeria's 2024 Lassa fever outbreak saw 9,492 suspected cases, 1,154 confirmed cases, and 190 deaths, primarily in six states, due to climate change extending the dry season and increasing human-rodent contact, prompting the NCDC to increase surveillance and coordinate responses.
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32% Bias Score
Bird Flu Kills Twenty Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary
A bird flu outbreak at Washington's Wild Felid Advocacy Center resulted in the deaths of twenty big cats, including a Bengal tiger and four cougars, between late November and mid-December 2024, prompting quarantine and raising concerns about the virus's spread to mammals.
Bird Flu Kills Twenty Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary
A bird flu outbreak at Washington's Wild Felid Advocacy Center resulted in the deaths of twenty big cats, including a Bengal tiger and four cougars, between late November and mid-December 2024, prompting quarantine and raising concerns about the virus's spread to mammals.
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24% Bias Score
Whooping Cough Cases Surge in US, Exceeding 32,000 in 2024
Over 32,000 whooping cough cases have been reported in the US in 2024, a six-fold increase from last year, mainly affecting the Midwest and Pennsylvania due to low vaccination rates and waning immunity, highlighting the need for increased vaccination efforts.
Whooping Cough Cases Surge in US, Exceeding 32,000 in 2024
Over 32,000 whooping cough cases have been reported in the US in 2024, a six-fold increase from last year, mainly affecting the Midwest and Pennsylvania due to low vaccination rates and waning immunity, highlighting the need for increased vaccination efforts.
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40% Bias Score
Urgent Recall of Jarritos Coconut Water Due to Botulism Risk
A recall of over two million cans of Jarritos Coconut Water across 29 states was issued due to a potential bacterial contamination risk from compromised can seals, posing a threat of botulism, a serious illness that can cause paralysis and even death.
Urgent Recall of Jarritos Coconut Water Due to Botulism Risk
A recall of over two million cans of Jarritos Coconut Water across 29 states was issued due to a potential bacterial contamination risk from compromised can seals, posing a threat of botulism, a serious illness that can cause paralysis and even death.
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16% Bias Score
China's Rising Life Expectancy Fuels a Booming Silver Economy
China's average life expectancy has risen from approximately 35 years before 1949 to 78.6 years in 2023, due to improved healthcare, higher incomes, and healthier lifestyles, creating a large "silver economy" projected to reach 30 trillion yuan by 2035, while the government is raising retirement age...
China's Rising Life Expectancy Fuels a Booming Silver Economy
China's average life expectancy has risen from approximately 35 years before 1949 to 78.6 years in 2023, due to improved healthcare, higher incomes, and healthier lifestyles, creating a large "silver economy" projected to reach 30 trillion yuan by 2035, while the government is raising retirement age...
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52% Bias Score
UK Flu Surge Prompts 'Lockdown' Calls Amid Hospital Crisis
A surge in flu infections across the UK has prompted health experts to urge 'lockdown-style' measures, with nearly 3,000 hospitalizations reported, four times higher than last year, and concerns over a less-effective flu vaccine.
UK Flu Surge Prompts 'Lockdown' Calls Amid Hospital Crisis
A surge in flu infections across the UK has prompted health experts to urge 'lockdown-style' measures, with nearly 3,000 hospitalizations reported, four times higher than last year, and concerns over a less-effective flu vaccine.
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56% Bias Score
First Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County confirmed its first human case of H5 bird flu on Monday, an adult with mild symptoms exposed to infected livestock at work; this follows a statewide emergency declaration due to bird flu outbreaks in dairy cows and the Central Valley, with at least 65 confirmed human cases nationa...
First Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County confirmed its first human case of H5 bird flu on Monday, an adult with mild symptoms exposed to infected livestock at work; this follows a statewide emergency declaration due to bird flu outbreaks in dairy cows and the Central Valley, with at least 65 confirmed human cases nationa...
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12% Bias Score