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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Obama Rebukes Trump's Tylenol-Autism Link as Violence Against the Truth'

Barack Obama accused Donald Trump of spreading disproven claims that prenatal acetaminophen causes autism, calling those claims "violence against the truth."
Public health
fromPoynter
1 week ago

HHS is expected to link Tylenol in pregnancy to autism, but research doesn't support it - Poynter

Acetaminophen is considered safe for treating fever and pain during pregnancy; studies show associations with autism but no causal link has been established.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

No, Antidepressants Do Not Cause School Shootings

Antidepressants do not cause violence; the Black Box Warning notes rare increased suicidality in youth, and treatment is safe with careful oversight.
fromScary Mommy
2 weeks ago

This New Study About Kids Ages 6 To 12 Will Make You Rethink Where You Store Your Medications

Using data collected from calls made to U.S. poison centers, researchers found that there were over 1.5 million substance exposures reported in kids ages 6 to 12 from 2000 to 2023. Almost half of the exposures in this study were associated with therapeutic errors - think, the child took two doses of a medication by accident or was given it twice by parents who hadn't realized the other had already done so.
Public health
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

A key senator is pressing Spotify over fake podcasts that peddled opioids

Sen. Maggie Hassan is pressing Spotify to address the proliferation of fake podcasts promoting opioids.
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

You're probably taking over-the-counter painkillers incorrectly

One study published in 2018 found that 15% of over 1,300 survey participants exceeded daily NSAID dosages, and most participants didn't recognize that all the products they were taking were NSAIDs.
US news
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

The FDA warns patients about counterfeit Ozempic that may be in circulation

FDA warns of counterfeit Ozempic affecting patient safety.
Report includes details about counterfeit serial numbers.
Novo Nordisk acknowledges multiple counterfeit incidents.
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