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CDC Ends H5N1 Bird Flu Emergency Response
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ended its H5N1 bird flu emergency response on July 2, 2025, due to the absence of human cases since February 2025, despite the virus previously affecting nearly 175 million birds in the US and spreading globally, including to over 1000 cattle h...
CDC Ends H5N1 Bird Flu Emergency Response
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ended its H5N1 bird flu emergency response on July 2, 2025, due to the absence of human cases since February 2025, despite the virus previously affecting nearly 175 million birds in the US and spreading globally, including to over 1000 cattle h...
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40% Bias Score
H. pylori Infection Linked to 76% of Projected Gastric Cancer Cases Globally
A study by IARC/WHO estimates 15.6 million people born between 2008 and 2017 will develop gastric cancer globally, with 76% linked to H. pylori; Asia is projected to have the most cases, while Spain will see about 58,641 cases, largely attributable to H. pylori.
H. pylori Infection Linked to 76% of Projected Gastric Cancer Cases Globally
A study by IARC/WHO estimates 15.6 million people born between 2008 and 2017 will develop gastric cancer globally, with 76% linked to H. pylori; Asia is projected to have the most cases, while Spain will see about 58,641 cases, largely attributable to H. pylori.
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36% Bias Score
Slight Decrease in German Drug Deaths Masks Worrying Trends
Drug-related deaths in Germany fell slightly to 2137 in 2024, but deaths among young people under 30 rose by 14%, with a significant increase in cases involving synthetic opioids and new psychoactive substances, highlighting a complex and evolving problem requiring urgent action.
Slight Decrease in German Drug Deaths Masks Worrying Trends
Drug-related deaths in Germany fell slightly to 2137 in 2024, but deaths among young people under 30 rose by 14%, with a significant increase in cases involving synthetic opioids and new psychoactive substances, highlighting a complex and evolving problem requiring urgent action.
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36% Bias Score
Europe's Heatwave: Deaths Prompt Work Restrictions and Raises Concerns".
A street cleaner died in Spain due to heatstroke, prompting Italy to ban outdoor work during peak hours, France to close schools, and raising concerns about working conditions during extreme heat across Europe, where heat-related deaths have increased by 42% since 2000.
Europe's Heatwave: Deaths Prompt Work Restrictions and Raises Concerns".
A street cleaner died in Spain due to heatstroke, prompting Italy to ban outdoor work during peak hours, France to close schools, and raising concerns about working conditions during extreme heat across Europe, where heat-related deaths have increased by 42% since 2000.
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24% Bias Score
Trump's Cuts Jeopardize U.S. HIV Elimination Goal
The Trump administration's cuts to public health jobs and HIV/AIDS research funding threaten progress toward eliminating HIV in the U.S. by 2030, jeopardizing prevention efforts despite advancements in treatment. A 12% decline in new infections and a 19% decline in deaths were achieved in the first ...
Trump's Cuts Jeopardize U.S. HIV Elimination Goal
The Trump administration's cuts to public health jobs and HIV/AIDS research funding threaten progress toward eliminating HIV in the U.S. by 2030, jeopardizing prevention efforts despite advancements in treatment. A 12% decline in new infections and a 19% decline in deaths were achieved in the first ...
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48% Bias Score
Victoria Cuts Funding for New Parent Sleep Programs
The Victorian government's unexpected cut of nearly \$5 million in funding for group sleep education programs at maternal and child health centers, effective July 1, 2024, is leaving new parents without access to crucial support and lengthening waitlists for alternative services.
Victoria Cuts Funding for New Parent Sleep Programs
The Victorian government's unexpected cut of nearly \$5 million in funding for group sleep education programs at maternal and child health centers, effective July 1, 2024, is leaving new parents without access to crucial support and lengthening waitlists for alternative services.
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60% Bias Score
Russian Alcohol Production Falls 9.5% Amidst Tax Hikes and Shifting Consumption
Russian alcohol production dropped 9.5% in the first half of 2024 to 46.82 million decaliters, with vodka down 10.9%, but wine production up 12.4%, due to increased excise taxes, minimum retail prices, reduced youth consumption, and a potential shift to a 'southern' alcohol consumption model.
Russian Alcohol Production Falls 9.5% Amidst Tax Hikes and Shifting Consumption
Russian alcohol production dropped 9.5% in the first half of 2024 to 46.82 million decaliters, with vodka down 10.9%, but wine production up 12.4%, due to increased excise taxes, minimum retail prices, reduced youth consumption, and a potential shift to a 'southern' alcohol consumption model.
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40% Bias Score
Botox's Hidden Dangers: Rising Cases of Iatrogenic Botulism Spark Safety Concerns
Botox injections, while popular, are linked to Iatrogenic Botulism, with 121 cases reported to the FDA and 18 investigated in Massachusetts, raising safety concerns despite claims of harmlessness.
Botox's Hidden Dangers: Rising Cases of Iatrogenic Botulism Spark Safety Concerns
Botox injections, while popular, are linked to Iatrogenic Botulism, with 121 cases reported to the FDA and 18 investigated in Massachusetts, raising safety concerns despite claims of harmlessness.
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56% Bias Score
Healthcare Crisis in Protvino After Merger with Serpukhov
Following its merger with Serpukhov, the city of Protvino, Russia, is facing a severe healthcare crisis marked by staff shortages, lack of essential medical supplies, and relocation of key services, leaving residents to travel long distances for treatment, with appeals to higher authorities yielding...
Healthcare Crisis in Protvino After Merger with Serpukhov
Following its merger with Serpukhov, the city of Protvino, Russia, is facing a severe healthcare crisis marked by staff shortages, lack of essential medical supplies, and relocation of key services, leaving residents to travel long distances for treatment, with appeals to higher authorities yielding...
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68% Bias Score
FDA Receives New Drug Application for Cytisinicline, a Promising Smoking Cessation Drug
Achieve Life Sciences submitted a new drug application to the FDA for cytisinicline, a non-nicotine smoking cessation drug, showing promise in two Phase 3 trials and already approved in the UK, addressing the high rate of smoking-related deaths (over 480,000 annually) in the U.S.
FDA Receives New Drug Application for Cytisinicline, a Promising Smoking Cessation Drug
Achieve Life Sciences submitted a new drug application to the FDA for cytisinicline, a non-nicotine smoking cessation drug, showing promise in two Phase 3 trials and already approved in the UK, addressing the high rate of smoking-related deaths (over 480,000 annually) in the U.S.
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24% Bias Score
ACIP Recommends Thimerosal-Free Flu Vaccines
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended using only thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite its limited presence in current vaccines and lack of evidence linking it to harm, raising concerns about the influence of anti-vaccine sentiment on public health policy.
ACIP Recommends Thimerosal-Free Flu Vaccines
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended using only thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite its limited presence in current vaccines and lack of evidence linking it to harm, raising concerns about the influence of anti-vaccine sentiment on public health policy.
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56% Bias Score
Increased Tick Population in Germany Raises Disease Transmission Risk
An unusually high number of ticks are active this summer in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, due to milder winters, increasing the risk of Lyme disease and FSME transmission; 686 FSME cases were reported in Germany in 2024.
Increased Tick Population in Germany Raises Disease Transmission Risk
An unusually high number of ticks are active this summer in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, due to milder winters, increasing the risk of Lyme disease and FSME transmission; 686 FSME cases were reported in Germany in 2024.
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32% Bias Score
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