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CDC Denies Milwaukee Lead Contamination Assistance Due to Staff Cuts
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) denied Milwaukee's request for help investigating lead contamination in its schools due to recent staff cuts eliminating its Lead Program, leaving Milwaukee to manage the problem alone despite hazardous lead levels identified in multiple school...
CDC Denies Milwaukee Lead Contamination Assistance Due to Staff Cuts
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) denied Milwaukee's request for help investigating lead contamination in its schools due to recent staff cuts eliminating its Lead Program, leaving Milwaukee to manage the problem alone despite hazardous lead levels identified in multiple school...
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36% Bias Score
CDC Rejects Milwaukee's Lead Poisoning Investigation Request After Layoffs
The CDC rejected Milwaukee's request for help investigating lead poisoning in schools after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated the agency's response team, leaving Milwaukee to manage the crisis alone and raising concerns about the nation's ability to handle environm...
CDC Rejects Milwaukee's Lead Poisoning Investigation Request After Layoffs
The CDC rejected Milwaukee's request for help investigating lead poisoning in schools after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated the agency's response team, leaving Milwaukee to manage the crisis alone and raising concerns about the nation's ability to handle environm...
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32% Bias Score
China Begins Phase I Trials for First Mpox Vaccine Candidate
China's first mpox vaccine candidate, an MVA strain developed by the Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, has started Phase I clinical trials in Zhengzhou, involving 120 participants from high-risk groups, aiming to accelerate mpox prevention in China and globally.
China Begins Phase I Trials for First Mpox Vaccine Candidate
China's first mpox vaccine candidate, an MVA strain developed by the Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, has started Phase I clinical trials in Zhengzhou, involving 120 participants from high-risk groups, aiming to accelerate mpox prevention in China and globally.
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20% Bias Score
Hungary's Tough Drug Stance: Public Support vs. Expert Critique
A Europion poll shows strong Hungarian support for stricter drug laws, despite expert concerns that this approach is primarily political posturing and neglects effective prevention and treatment programs; police raids have increased, but the underlying social issues remain.
Hungary's Tough Drug Stance: Public Support vs. Expert Critique
A Europion poll shows strong Hungarian support for stricter drug laws, despite expert concerns that this approach is primarily political posturing and neglects effective prevention and treatment programs; police raids have increased, but the underlying social issues remain.
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60% Bias Score
Surge in Deadly Carfentanil Seizures Underscores US Opioid Crisis
Authorities seized 30 pounds of carfentanil—a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl—in Nebraska, highlighting a surge in this highly lethal drug across the US, linked to Mexican cartels and resulting in a 720 percent increase in carfentanil-related deaths from summer 2023 to summer 2024.
Surge in Deadly Carfentanil Seizures Underscores US Opioid Crisis
Authorities seized 30 pounds of carfentanil—a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl—in Nebraska, highlighting a surge in this highly lethal drug across the US, linked to Mexican cartels and resulting in a 720 percent increase in carfentanil-related deaths from summer 2023 to summer 2024.
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64% Bias Score
Far-UVC Light Shows Promise in Preventing Future Pandemics
Far-UVC light, a safer form of ultraviolet light, is being tested in public spaces to kill airborne viruses and bacteria, offering a potential solution for preventing future pandemics; initial tests show promise, but further research is needed.
Far-UVC Light Shows Promise in Preventing Future Pandemics
Far-UVC light, a safer form of ultraviolet light, is being tested in public spaces to kill airborne viruses and bacteria, offering a potential solution for preventing future pandemics; initial tests show promise, but further research is needed.
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40% Bias Score
UK Watchdog Cracks Down on Illegal Weight-Loss Drug Ads
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched a crackdown on illegal online ads for prescription-only weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, finding roughly 1,800 potentially illegal ads in January and issuing a joint enforcement notice with the MHRA and GPhC to remove them immediately...
UK Watchdog Cracks Down on Illegal Weight-Loss Drug Ads
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched a crackdown on illegal online ads for prescription-only weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, finding roughly 1,800 potentially illegal ads in January and issuing a joint enforcement notice with the MHRA and GPhC to remove them immediately...
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40% Bias Score
CDC Funding Cuts Disrupt Vaccination Efforts Nationwide
The CDC's abrupt cancellation of \$11.4 billion in COVID-related funds has resulted in numerous vaccination clinic cancellations across the U.S., raising public health concerns amid a measles resurgence and growing vaccine hesitancy; a federal judge temporarily blocked the cuts in some states.
CDC Funding Cuts Disrupt Vaccination Efforts Nationwide
The CDC's abrupt cancellation of \$11.4 billion in COVID-related funds has resulted in numerous vaccination clinic cancellations across the U.S., raising public health concerns amid a measles resurgence and growing vaccine hesitancy; a federal judge temporarily blocked the cuts in some states.
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40% Bias Score
Climate Change Exacerbates Hay Fever Globally
Rising global temperatures are lengthening and intensifying pollen seasons, causing a surge in hay fever cases and severe events like thunderstorm asthma, with significant economic consequences and the spread of invasive species like common ragweed adding to the problem.
Climate Change Exacerbates Hay Fever Globally
Rising global temperatures are lengthening and intensifying pollen seasons, causing a surge in hay fever cases and severe events like thunderstorm asthma, with significant economic consequences and the spread of invasive species like common ragweed adding to the problem.
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16% Bias Score
Trump's Unprecedented Cuts to US Science Threaten Global Health and Leadership
President Trump's drastic cuts to US scientific funding, impacting agencies like the CDC, FDA, NIH, and NASA, threaten global health, space exploration, and the nation's scientific leadership, potentially causing hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and reversing decades of progress.
Trump's Unprecedented Cuts to US Science Threaten Global Health and Leadership
President Trump's drastic cuts to US scientific funding, impacting agencies like the CDC, FDA, NIH, and NASA, threaten global health, space exploration, and the nation's scientific leadership, potentially causing hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and reversing decades of progress.
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72% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Threatens U.S. Elimination Status
Texas is experiencing a severe measles outbreak with 505 cases, two pediatric deaths, and spread to 22 counties, jeopardizing the U.S.'s measles elimination status due to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s insufficient vaccination advocacy and low vaccination rates in some areas.
Texas Measles Outbreak Threatens U.S. Elimination Status
Texas is experiencing a severe measles outbreak with 505 cases, two pediatric deaths, and spread to 22 counties, jeopardizing the U.S.'s measles elimination status due to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s insufficient vaccination advocacy and low vaccination rates in some areas.
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48% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Exceeds 500 Cases, Two Children Dead
Texas confirmed over 500 measles cases, resulting in two child deaths, with the largest concentration in Gaines County and spread across 21 counties, impacting various age groups.
Texas Measles Outbreak Exceeds 500 Cases, Two Children Dead
Texas confirmed over 500 measles cases, resulting in two child deaths, with the largest concentration in Gaines County and spread across 21 counties, impacting various age groups.
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32% Bias Score
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