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WHO Maintains Highest Alert Level for Mpox Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak, particularly the spread of the Ib clade variant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a continued international health emergency due to rising infection numbers, geographical spread, and the impact of ongoing conflict i...
WHO Maintains Highest Alert Level for Mpox Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak, particularly the spread of the Ib clade variant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a continued international health emergency due to rising infection numbers, geographical spread, and the impact of ongoing conflict i...
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40% Bias Score
Canada Responds to Avian Flu Threat with 500,000 Vaccine Doses
Canada is vaccinating high-risk individuals against the H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has caused widespread death in birds and mammals, raising concerns about its potential to become a human pandemic.
Canada Responds to Avian Flu Threat with 500,000 Vaccine Doses
Canada is vaccinating high-risk individuals against the H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has caused widespread death in birds and mammals, raising concerns about its potential to become a human pandemic.
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48% Bias Score
Canada Buys 500,000 Bird Flu Vaccine Doses
Canada has purchased 500,000 doses of an avian influenza vaccine from GSK to protect high-risk individuals, following a domestically acquired case in British Columbia, with distribution to provinces and territories using a risk-based approach, while maintaining a federal reserve.
Canada Buys 500,000 Bird Flu Vaccine Doses
Canada has purchased 500,000 doses of an avian influenza vaccine from GSK to protect high-risk individuals, following a domestically acquired case in British Columbia, with distribution to provinces and territories using a risk-based approach, while maintaining a federal reserve.
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36% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak: 48 Cases, Dozen Hospitalizations
A measles outbreak in Texas' South Plains has rapidly grown to at least 48 confirmed cases across four counties, with over a dozen hospitalizations, all among unvaccinated or those with unknown vaccination status, highlighting the urgent need for vaccination.
Texas Measles Outbreak: 48 Cases, Dozen Hospitalizations
A measles outbreak in Texas' South Plains has rapidly grown to at least 48 confirmed cases across four counties, with over a dozen hospitalizations, all among unvaccinated or those with unknown vaccination status, highlighting the urgent need for vaccination.
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52% Bias Score
1957 Hong Kong Flu: A Near-Miss Pandemic
In 1957, a new influenza strain emerged in Hong Kong, prompting a rapid response by virologist Maurice Hilleman who secured and analyzed the virus, initiating large-scale vaccine production. Despite moderate public vaccination, the relatively mild outcome significantly shaped future pandemic prepare...
1957 Hong Kong Flu: A Near-Miss Pandemic
In 1957, a new influenza strain emerged in Hong Kong, prompting a rapid response by virologist Maurice Hilleman who secured and analyzed the virus, initiating large-scale vaccine production. Despite moderate public vaccination, the relatively mild outcome significantly shaped future pandemic prepare...
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36% Bias Score
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is battling an Ebola outbreak in Kampala after a nurse died from the Sudan strain, prompting the deployment of over 2,000 trial vaccine doses with WHO support, while contact tracing is underway among 44 people, including health workers.
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is battling an Ebola outbreak in Kampala after a nurse died from the Sudan strain, prompting the deployment of over 2,000 trial vaccine doses with WHO support, while contact tracing is underway among 44 people, including health workers.
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20% Bias Score
Brain Tumor Vaccine Shows Promise in Phase 1 Trial
A Phase 1 clinical trial in Heidelberg and Mannheim demonstrated that a new mutation-specific vaccine targeting IDH1 mutations in diffuse gliomas yielded positive results, with 84% of the 33 participants still alive three years after treatment, and 63% showing tumor stabilization.
Brain Tumor Vaccine Shows Promise in Phase 1 Trial
A Phase 1 clinical trial in Heidelberg and Mannheim demonstrated that a new mutation-specific vaccine targeting IDH1 mutations in diffuse gliomas yielded positive results, with 84% of the 33 participants still alive three years after treatment, and 63% showing tumor stabilization.
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40% Bias Score
Recursion Launches $250,000 Fund to Counter Trump-Era Biotech Funding Crisis
Recursion launched a $250,000 pre-seed fund for biotech startups, addressing funding challenges caused by the Trump administration's policy shifts and inflation; the fund provides lab space and accelerator program access.
Recursion Launches $250,000 Fund to Counter Trump-Era Biotech Funding Crisis
Recursion launched a $250,000 pre-seed fund for biotech startups, addressing funding challenges caused by the Trump administration's policy shifts and inflation; the fund provides lab space and accelerator program access.
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40% Bias Score
Conditional License Granted for H5N2 Avian Influenza Vaccine
Zoetis received a conditional license from the USDA for its H5N2 avian influenza vaccine for chickens, offering an alternative to culling infected flocks; however, the vaccine's effectiveness is limited due to a mismatch with the circulating strain.
Conditional License Granted for H5N2 Avian Influenza Vaccine
Zoetis received a conditional license from the USDA for its H5N2 avian influenza vaccine for chickens, offering an alternative to culling infected flocks; however, the vaccine's effectiveness is limited due to a mismatch with the circulating strain.
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48% Bias Score
1957 Influenza Pandemic: A Close Call
In 1957, a new influenza strain emerged in Hong Kong, prompting scientist Maurice Hilleman to rapidly develop a vaccine, leading to a vaccination campaign that, despite moderate public participation, prevented a repeat of the 1918 pandemic's devastation.
1957 Influenza Pandemic: A Close Call
In 1957, a new influenza strain emerged in Hong Kong, prompting scientist Maurice Hilleman to rapidly develop a vaccine, leading to a vaccination campaign that, despite moderate public participation, prevented a repeat of the 1918 pandemic's devastation.
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44% Bias Score
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is deploying over 2,000 doses of a trial Ebola vaccine in Kampala following the death of a nurse from the Sudan strain, for which no licensed vaccine currently exists; at least 44 contacts have been identified.
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is deploying over 2,000 doses of a trial Ebola vaccine in Kampala following the death of a nurse from the Sudan strain, for which no licensed vaccine currently exists; at least 44 contacts have been identified.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Actions Cripple Public Health
President Trump's first week in office included withdrawing the US from the WHO, halting all external communications from HHS, scrubbing government websites of abortion-related content, and potentially jeopardizing healthcare access for millions; these actions are expected to have severe consequence...
Trump's Actions Cripple Public Health
President Trump's first week in office included withdrawing the US from the WHO, halting all external communications from HHS, scrubbing government websites of abortion-related content, and potentially jeopardizing healthcare access for millions; these actions are expected to have severe consequence...
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68% Bias Score
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