7,971 source-backed health facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 8 of 80.
“As many as 32-40 million Iranians out of a population of 92 million live below the absolute poverty line”
“In a report issued in June 2025, the World Health Organization stated: "the weight of available evidence … suggests zoonotic spillover … either directly from bats or through an intermediate host."”
“run 30 marathons in 35 days, and 600 miles in six days”
“Dr. Andrew Dixon, an emergency room physician at Stollery Children’s Hospital, said it has been treating five or six children a day with the condition.”
“Heinz told GB News: “They've piled all the rubble up outside, and it's unimaginable how much rubble there is that's come out of one house. The dust, and the damage it’s caused - we’ve got cracked ceilings everywhere.” Marilyn added: “We’ve…”
“Ness suffered a miscarriage just before she was due to have her 12-week scan on April 20 2021... Police visited to tell me that the ashes that he had given me were animal remains.”
“On Sept 13, 2016, she was moved to Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital in Mumbai, where ophthalmologist Dr S Natarajan treated her for nearly 24 days.”
“Closing blinds, curtains or shutters during the hottest part of the day can help keep indoor temperatures down”
“in 50 adults with moderate-to-severe alcohol use disorder”
“That conclusion was based on three years of research by the 27 members of The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens.”
“the aforementioned brain tumour was surgically removed only two weeks before his PhD viva.”
“Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to settle outstanding legal claims arguing its talc products caused ovarian cancer, an accusation the company’s lawyers say “lacks scientific merit.””
“The Government also continues to spend a large amount of money on social care, with the bill expected to rise to £39billion by the end of the decade.”
“It said, for example, single parents with a disabled child could lose up to £340 per week in benefits if their child started an apprenticeship, exceeding the expected apprenticeship salary of £258 per week.”
“According to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), India performed 5,31,792 aesthetic surgical procedures in 2023, making it one of the world's busiest cosmetic surgery markets. The country ranked second globally …”
“No new medication has been approved for alcohol use disorder since 2006”
“A 2024 study in the peer-reviewed journal Cell found multiple lines of evidence showing the virus spilled over from wild animals to humans.”
“probably two hours a night”
“The International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is part of the World Health Organization, classifies talc that contains asbestos as “carcinogenic to humans.” ... It also classifies talc as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” based on…”
“Pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister to find an eye-watering £18.7billion to fund the creation of a new National Care Service.”
“Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other products containing talcum cause ovarian cancer.”
“Meanwhile, in India, liposuction accounted for more than 1.02 lakh procedures in 2023. Rhinoplasty crossed 71,000 procedures, while eyelid surgeries exceeded 40,000.”
“That is the number of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of alcohol use disorder, according to the University of Colorado”
“In two extensive, peer-reviewed studies published in the journal Science in 2022, researchers looked at the distribution of the earliest known cases and found that they formed a bull's-eye centered at the wet market.”
“Scribe Therapeutics, an Alameda, Calif.-based biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based genetic medicines, raised $129 million in an offering of 8.6 million shares priced at $15 on the Nasdaq.”
“‘For the vulnerable, the elderly, yes. Absolutely, we’ve been breathing toxic smoke, dust particles, ash, pine needles since July the 4th,’ she said, adding she believed vulnerable residents should have been evacuated sooner.”
“According to analysis from The Times, more than 87,000 16 and 17-year-olds are claiming PIP – more than two thirds for mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions such as anxiety, depression, autism and ADHD.”
“It is estimated by Age UK there are two million older people in England now living with some unmet need for social care.”
“Together, injectables accounted for nearly 14.8 million procedures, making them the largest category of non-surgical aesthetic treatments. Hyaluronic acid procedures alone grew by 29.1% in one year.”
“27.9 million people ages 12 and older experiencing the condition in the past year, according to data from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health”
“Worobey said that the likelihood of a coincidence — wherein the virus did come from a lab, even though the first cluster of COVID-19 cases occurred at the market — was "1 in 10,000."”
“The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world. ... The NRC pr…”
“the UK has the highest prevalence of mental health problems in OECD, at 27.8 prt cent, which is way higher than the EU average of 20.6 per cent”
“People with assets above £23,250 are normally expected to pay the full cost of their care.”
“Harborview Medical Center spokesperson Susan Gregg said the hospital admitted four victims, including the toddler, the 23-year-old man and two adult women.”
“I served at the National Institutes of Health for over 54 years, 38 of those as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.”
“While a zoonotic origin with spillover from animals to humans is currently considered the best supported hypothesis by the available scientific data, until requests for further information are met or more scientific data becomes available,…”
“The NRC wants to increase its radionuclide emissions standards from a conservative 10 millirem per year dose to 25 millirem per year, based on a hypothetical person living in a house at the property line for a nuclear plant.”
“According to analysis from The Times, more than 87,000 16- and 17-year-olds are claiming PIP – more than two thirds for mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions such as anxiety, depression, autism and ADHD.”
“Dilnot estimated his proposed reforms would cost between £1.3bn and £2.2bn a year.”
“US Food and Drug Administration approved the world's first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, a class of medicines that dramatically lowers "bad" cholesterol. The tablet, Lipfendra, has been approved for adults with high cholesterol, including those wi…”
“I testified before, and/or briefed, Senate and House committees well over 200 times over those 38 years.”
“As things stand, all hypotheses must remain on the table, including zoonotic spillover and lab leak.”
“Radiation exposure to the general public is limited to 100 millirem per year. A typical dose of radiation from a chest X-ray is 10 millirem.”
“Around 900,000 requests for care were refused last year, while about 40,000 older people annually are forced to sell their homes to pay for residential care.”
“The annual cost of Johnson's reforms would have been £1.8bn a year over three years - although this was expected to rise over time as more people qualified.”
“The new oral therapy lowers LDL... by about 50-60%, making it a promising option for patients who prefer to avoid injections, said Dr Ambuj Roy, Professor of Cardiology at AIIMS Delhi.”
“Biden’s pardon of Fauci covers any potential federal offenses committed between Jan. 1, 2014, and the date Biden issued the pardon, Jan. 19, 2025.”
“In my view it's important to keep investigating this question with an open mind while also proactively taking steps to minimize the risks of both future research-related and zoonotic outbreaks," evolutionary virologist Jesse Bloom wrote in…”
“The Department of Health has confirmed it will freeze the capital thresholds that determine eligibility for free care: the lower limit will remain at £14,250, and the upper threshold — above which people must fully fund their own care — wi…”
“The Health Foundation think tank estimates that implementing a Scottish-style system in England would cost £7.5bn a year by 2036.”
“Looking at Canadian park records from 2010 to 2023, researchers found that elk were involved in 62% of reported aggressive run-ins with people, more than grizzlies, black bears, coyotes, and mule deer, according to Cowboy State Daily. The …”
“In 2024, an estimated 59 million family caregivers of adults in the U.S., mostly unpaid, worked almost 50 billion hours, according to a March report by AARP.”
“She says many virologists are concerned that funding cuts and the ongoing tension regarding the pandemic's origins are already hindering research focused on preventing the next pandemic. "We are less safe. We are less prepared for a pandem…”
“The DWP said fewer than three per cent of claimants chose to have their assessment recorded under the previous opt-in system, despite information about the option being included in invitation letters and on assessment providers' websites.”
“The Health Foundation has estimated the cost of creating a universal and comprehensive social care system in England would be around £19bn a year extra by 2036.”
“If the work was paid, at an average rate of $20.41 per hour, it would have generated roughly $1 trillion in wages.”
“Kyodo said a hospital in Yatsushiro city took in about 40 people with injuries and about 50 others were taken to a hospital in Kumamoto city.”
“For PIP, around six per cent of assessments, approximately 57,00, were conducted in person during 2024. The Government plans to increase that figure to 30 per cent of all PIP assessments.”
“After an extensive evaluation at the Mayo Clinic, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's.”
“Caregivers looking after family members for free rack up an estimated $80,000 to $100,000 per year in lost earnings, lack of job advancement and "other life quality losses," according to a May study by the University of Pennsylvania.”
“drug overdoses made national records, as about 1,000 people here died of an overdose each year from 2020 to 2023.”
“It is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, with about 153,000 people in the UK living with the condition.”
“The U.S. faces a troubling landscape of foodborne illnesses, with the FDA reporting 12 ongoing outbreaks, eight of which have unidentified sources.”
“a survey published in February 2024 by the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute, a nonpartisan U.S.-based think tank that studies potentially catastrophic events.”
“Langton's scans showed swelling and bruising, results which meant he was allowed to leave hospital on Saturday night.”
“Four Cyclopora outbreaks are active, including one linked to Taylor Farms lettuce, affecting 41 states with thousands of cases in Michigan and Ohio, despite earlier claims of being "under control."”
“Last year, a large study from the UK found women with ADHD die on average nearly nine years earlier than their peers without the disorder – and two years earlier than men with ADHD.”
“Four of the injured were taken to hospital in a stable condition, while a fifth chose not to, the fire department said.”
“Michigan has had the most cyclosporiasis cases so far, with already over 9,200, leading to at least 160 hospitalizations.”
“In recent years, growing recognition of gender differences in ADHD has helped lead to a surge in diagnoses among adult women – nearly 7 million women in the U.S. had the diagnosis as of 2023, according to federal data analyzed by the nonpr…”
“more than 87,000 16 and 17-year-olds are claiming personal independence benefit (Pip)”
“Coming in second is Ohio with over 2,500 cases to date.”
“For women, the risks are even more striking,”
“Pip, as designed in 2013, is no longer fit for purpose”
“That new addition has 72 as the total case count, “Not Yet Identified” as the product linked to the illnesses, “active” as the investigation status and “ongoing” as the Outbreak/Event Status.”
“Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. has issued a recall of their eggs with “sell by” or “best by” dates between July 20, 2026 and August 17, 2026, and sold under the brand names of Country Morning, Cal-Maine Sunups, Brookshire’s, Simple Truth, …”
“a Salmonella Javiana one first listed on July 22 with 106 reported cases”
“a Salmonella Oranienburg one first listed on July 8 with 81 reported cases”
“The other outbreak, an E. coli O157:H7 one with 14 reported cases, first listed on July 1, remains ongoing with an active investigation that still has not identified a clear product source.”
“Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. initiated a recall of its GreenWise frozen organic blueberries that came in 10-oz packages and bore a printed lot code of 60401 and a “Best by” date of February 9, 2028.”
“A Listeria monocytogenes outbreak first listed on June 3 did prompt on June 26, La Ceiba Foods Latin Market Inc. to recall its Requeson Salvadoreño (Ricotta Style Salvadorean Cheese) and Requeson Mexicano (Mexican Cottage Cheese) products …”
“the company’s health benefits ratio, which is the percentage of premium spent on medical costs was down to 89.6% for the second quarter compared to 93% in the year-ago period.”
“In particular, Centene reported a commercial health benefits ratio of 79.2%.”
“Centene’s total enrollment tumbled to nearly 25.9 million from more than 28 million in the year-ago period largely due to a big drop in enrollment in “marketplace” plans it sells under the Ambetter brand.”
“Such marketplace enrollment dropped to 3.5 million at the end of the second quarter compared to 5.8 million in the second quarter of last year.”
“Some pointed to a 2022 interview Fauci gave where he said he had “nothing to do” with school closures during the pandemic, whereas a diary entry from March 2020 says he “convinced” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “based on what I was sa…”
“Uganda, which had 20 confirmed Ebola cases and two deaths, said it has no active or potential cases of Ebola but told residents “to remain alert” and continue observing public health measures.”
“Congo's ministry of health says cases in the country have reached 3,262 and 1,437 patients have died in what officials say is the fastest spreading Ebola outbreak on record.”
“the money needed to fight the outbreak has tripled earlier estimates of $518 million and now sits closer to $1.4 billion, adding "If we don't have this $1.4 billion, and if we don't resolve the humanitarian issue, we will not stop this …”
“The White House submits a supplemental funding request to Congress including a $1.4 billion request to fight the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.”
“The WHO reports 19 confirmed cases and 2 confirmed deaths from Ebola in Uganda.”
“June 4The WHO reports 452 confirmed cases and 82 confirmed deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
“The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says suspected cases of Ebola have risen to more than 1,100 in Congo and Uganda, and the suspected death toll is nearly 250.”
“CEPI, one of the early investors in a COVID vaccine, tells Reuters the money will be distributed to pharmaceutical giant Moderna, a group of researchers at the University of Oxford and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, all of whic…”
“Tandem Health is building an AI medical assistant that supports clinicians during patient consultations. It generates structured notes and suggests medical codes, with clinicians reviewing and approving the output before anything enters th…”
“Almost one in four American teenagers said they used delivery apps for meals during school hours, according to a new survey from public health researchers presented to the American Society for Nutrition on Monday”
“about 58.8% reported using them to order fast food like pizza and burgers, while 34.1% said they used them to order sugary drinks like soda, according to the study’s abstract”
“about 34% in this region said they were allowed to use these services during school hours, which was “substantially higher” than other regions, according to the abstract”
“Almost half of respondents said they believed students should be allowed to use delivery apps during school hours”
