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Madrid Protest Highlights Healthcare Privatization Crisis
A protest in Madrid against healthcare privatization drew thousands, highlighting one million people on waiting lists, tens of thousands of children lacking pediatricians, and intolerable delays in primary care, sparking calls for increased public funding and a shift away from privatization.
Madrid Protest Highlights Healthcare Privatization Crisis
A protest in Madrid against healthcare privatization drew thousands, highlighting one million people on waiting lists, tens of thousands of children lacking pediatricians, and intolerable delays in primary care, sparking calls for increased public funding and a shift away from privatization.
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52% Bias Score
EU Court Orders Transparency in Pfizer Vaccine Deal
The European Union's General Court sided with the New York Times, ordering the European Commission to better justify withholding text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla concerning COVID-19 vaccine purchases during the pandemic; this lack of transparency fuels public d...
EU Court Orders Transparency in Pfizer Vaccine Deal
The European Union's General Court sided with the New York Times, ordering the European Commission to better justify withholding text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla concerning COVID-19 vaccine purchases during the pandemic; this lack of transparency fuels public d...
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56% Bias Score
\"China's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rises; Experts Urge Increased Prevention and Treatment Efforts\"\
COVID-19 positivity rates in China surged between March 31 and May 4, prompting leading respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan to call for increased prevention and treatment efforts, especially for seniors and children, due to ongoing mutations and waning immunity.
\"China's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rises; Experts Urge Increased Prevention and Treatment Efforts\"\
COVID-19 positivity rates in China surged between March 31 and May 4, prompting leading respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan to call for increased prevention and treatment efforts, especially for seniors and children, due to ongoing mutations and waning immunity.
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44% Bias Score
Catalonia's Smoking Rate Drops, but E-cigarette Use Among Teens Rises
A new study reveals that smoking rates in Catalonia have decreased by eight percentage points since 2010, reaching 21.4% in 2024, while e-cigarette use among adolescents has sharply increased, causing concern among health authorities who are launching a new campaign to tackle this issue and reach a ...
Catalonia's Smoking Rate Drops, but E-cigarette Use Among Teens Rises
A new study reveals that smoking rates in Catalonia have decreased by eight percentage points since 2010, reaching 21.4% in 2024, while e-cigarette use among adolescents has sharply increased, causing concern among health authorities who are launching a new campaign to tackle this issue and reach a ...
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32% Bias Score
France Expands Access to Anti-Obesity Drugs
The French government will allow general practitioners to prescribe Wegovy and Mounjaro to combat obesity, affecting nearly 50% of French adults; a plan launching in September will address this through education, healthcare, sports, and medication, aiming to curb cardiovascular deaths.
France Expands Access to Anti-Obesity Drugs
The French government will allow general practitioners to prescribe Wegovy and Mounjaro to combat obesity, affecting nearly 50% of French adults; a plan launching in September will address this through education, healthcare, sports, and medication, aiming to curb cardiovascular deaths.
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40% Bias Score
Medicalized FGM in Kenya: A Hidden Threat
Twelve-year-old Catherine in Kenya experienced medically-assisted female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2001, despite her urban upbringing and educated parents, highlighting how the practice persists even within seemingly progressive families. FGM affects over 230 million women globally, with medicaliz...
Medicalized FGM in Kenya: A Hidden Threat
Twelve-year-old Catherine in Kenya experienced medically-assisted female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2001, despite her urban upbringing and educated parents, highlighting how the practice persists even within seemingly progressive families. FGM affects over 230 million women globally, with medicaliz...
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24% Bias Score
Galicia First to Offer Bexsero Vaccine for Gonorrhea Prevention
Starting June, Galicia's public health system will be the first globally to offer the Bexsero vaccine to prevent gonorrhea in high-risk groups (prior STIs or multiple partners), driven by rising gonorrhea cases (48% increase in the past year) and supported by cost-effectiveness studies.
Galicia First to Offer Bexsero Vaccine for Gonorrhea Prevention
Starting June, Galicia's public health system will be the first globally to offer the Bexsero vaccine to prevent gonorrhea in high-risk groups (prior STIs or multiple partners), driven by rising gonorrhea cases (48% increase in the past year) and supported by cost-effectiveness studies.
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24% Bias Score
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Rise Along U.S. Coasts
Richard Empson and Cornell Arceneaux, both from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, contracted Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, highlighting the rising threat of this pathogen along U.S. coasts due to rising ocean temperatures and increased coastal activities; Empson nearly lost his leg, while Arcene...
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Rise Along U.S. Coasts
Richard Empson and Cornell Arceneaux, both from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, contracted Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, highlighting the rising threat of this pathogen along U.S. coasts due to rising ocean temperatures and increased coastal activities; Empson nearly lost his leg, while Arcene...
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36% Bias Score
15 EU Countries Urge Commission to Update Tobacco Taxation Directive
Fifteen EU countries, led by Spain, formally requested the European Commission to update its outdated 2011 Tobacco Taxation Directive due to the emergence of new products like vapes and inconsistent national regulations creating market distortions.
15 EU Countries Urge Commission to Update Tobacco Taxation Directive
Fifteen EU countries, led by Spain, formally requested the European Commission to update its outdated 2011 Tobacco Taxation Directive due to the emergence of new products like vapes and inconsistent national regulations creating market distortions.
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40% Bias Score
Andalusia's Healthcare System: Low Spending, Long Waits, and Staff Shortages
Andalusia's 2025 healthcare budget, increased by 7.2%, still places it last in per capita spending (€1,747.98), significantly below the national average, due to high pharmaceutical costs and outsourced services, resulting in staff shortages and long waiting times.
Andalusia's Healthcare System: Low Spending, Long Waits, and Staff Shortages
Andalusia's 2025 healthcare budget, increased by 7.2%, still places it last in per capita spending (€1,747.98), significantly below the national average, due to high pharmaceutical costs and outsourced services, resulting in staff shortages and long waiting times.
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60% Bias Score
China's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rises, Prompting Call for Heightened Prevention Efforts"
China's COVID-19 positivity rate among outpatient and emergency influenza-like illness cases rose from 7.5 percent to 16.2 percent between March 31 and May 4, prompting leading respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan to call for increased prevention and treatment efforts, particularly for seniors, ...
China's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rises, Prompting Call for Heightened Prevention Efforts"
China's COVID-19 positivity rate among outpatient and emergency influenza-like illness cases rose from 7.5 percent to 16.2 percent between March 31 and May 4, prompting leading respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan to call for increased prevention and treatment efforts, particularly for seniors, ...
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24% Bias Score
Climate Change to Expand Deadly Aspergillus Fungus
A University of Manchester study projects climate change will expand the range of the Aspergillus fungus, causing life-threatening aspergillosis, affecting North America, Europe, China, and Russia, with Aspergillus flavus potentially increasing spread by 16% and Aspergillus fumigatus by 77.5% by 210...
Climate Change to Expand Deadly Aspergillus Fungus
A University of Manchester study projects climate change will expand the range of the Aspergillus fungus, causing life-threatening aspergillosis, affecting North America, Europe, China, and Russia, with Aspergillus flavus potentially increasing spread by 16% and Aspergillus fumigatus by 77.5% by 210...
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24% Bias Score
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