VP candidate stokes misleading claims about fentanyl-laced marijuana
OpioidsA New York representative shares concerns about carfentanil, and the DEA warns about xylazine....
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Skepticism abounds over updated COVID-19 vaccines and mpox
VaccinesThis week, false claims about infant hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccines circulated while regional debates about vaccine mandates and the summer COVID-19 surge persist....
Skepticism abounds over updated COVID-19 vaccines and mpox
VaccinesThis week, false claims about infant hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccines circulated while regional debates about vaccine mandates and the summer COVID-19 surge persist....
Planned Parenthood faces backlash for offering free medication abortion outside the DNC
Reproductive healthPlus, conversations about painful IUD insertion continue....
Video of actor with anxiety generates both jeering and support
Mental healthIn other mental health conversations, advocates for MDMA-assisted therapy scorn the FDA’s refusal to approve it....
False claims that infanticide is legal reemerge
Reproductive healthConversations spiked when several large accounts shared a 2023 video of Gov. Tim Walz signing a state abortion rights law....
New Gallup poll on vaccine confidence sparks conversation
VaccinesRegionally, back-to-school vaccinations, declining immunization rates, and the Oregon measles outbreak dominated conversations....
New Gallup poll on vaccine confidence sparks conversation
VaccinesRegionally, back-to-school vaccinations, declining immunization rates, and the Oregon measles outbreak dominated conversations....
Popular social media creator promotes carrying Narcan at festivals
OpioidsThe viral TikTok received a mostly positive reaction, while Reddit posts criticized workers distributing harm reduction tools in a Seattle homeless encampment....
Post shares how antidepressants can increase dehydration risk
Mental healthOther conversations focused on new CDC data showing improvements in adolescent mental health—but increased reports of violence in schools....