Post perpetuates stereotypes about unhoused people with mental health conditions
Mental healthPlus, social media users drew attention to postpartum depression and racial disparities in mental health care....
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Social media users debunk false claims about STI testing
Reproductive healthTexas lawsuit spurs concern about abortion pill access....
COVID-19 vaccines face federal government scrutiny
VaccinesRegionally, there were discussions about vaccine requirements for health workers and parental consent for vaccines....
Conversations highlight mental health challenges during the holiday season
Mental healthThe cost of mental health care and false claims about trans identities also appeared in posts....
Posts debate whether abortion bans affect maternal deaths
Reproductive healthPlus, conversations mocked a false claim about birth control pill side effects and lamented Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law....
Articles about fentanyl in dolphin blubber spark concern about medication disposal
OpioidsOther posts discussed carfentanil and falsely suggested that SSPs increase syringe litter....
COVID-19 vaccines face federal government scrutiny
VaccinesRegionally, there were discussions about vaccine requirements for health workers and parental consent for vaccines....
High-profile political figures attack COVID-19 vaccine safety
The Infodemiology BriefOver the last month, the results of the U.S. presidential election and the nominees selected for the incoming administration’s health team have dominated online vaccine conversations as high-profile political figures escalated attacks on routine and COVID-19 vaccines. Vice President-elect J.D. Vance claimed on a popular podcast to...
Video sparks debate about overdose prevention centers
OpioidsComments made by RFK Jr. over the summer about heroin and ADHD also triggered recent conversation....
Florida surgeon general questions COVID-19 vaccine safety
VaccinesIn the last two weeks, a pseudo-medical organization called for a global ban on mRNA vaccines, and edited video clips cast doubt on COVID-19 mitigation measures. Regional discussions centered on whooping cough and COVID-19 vaccine safety....