Conversations minimize the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases
VaccinesThis week, social media users dismissed measles and whooping cough deaths while falsely linking a group of nurses’ brain tumors to COVID-19 vaccines....
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Warning about carfentanil in Omaha prompts questions about naloxone
OpioidsPlus, a new San Francisco policy led to false claims about the benefits of syringe services programs, while a news story stoked fear about fentanyl-laced marijuana....
Social media users challenge stigma toward ADHD
Mental healthOther conversations discussed veterans’ mental health care and hip-hop therapy programs....
Posts allege that doctors overprescribe birth control pills
Reproductive healthSocial media users also worried about how potential Planned Parenthood funding cuts could impact access to reproductive health services....
Posts debate Georgia woman’s arrest after miscarriage
Reproductive healthPlus, a new study revealed a racial gap in those stockpiling abortion pills....
Podcast interview launches debates about polio vaccines
VaccinesThis week, online vaccine conversations discussed alleged vaccine-related deaths and how global funding cuts may impact vaccine access worldwide....
Podcast interview launches debates about polio vaccines
VaccinesThis week, online vaccine conversations discussed alleged vaccine-related deaths and how global funding cuts may impact vaccine access worldwide....
Reports of fentanyl-laced vape pens in schools spark conversation
OpioidsSocial media users also debated the cause of declining opioid overdose deaths in the U.S....
Suicides of four Texas sheriff’s deputies drive conversation online
Mental healthIn other conversations, commenters discussed going out alone despite anxiety....
Usuarios de redes sociales en México reaccionan ante anuncio sobre campaña de vacunación
VaccinesAdemás, se difunden alegatos falsos sobre la seguridad de las vacunas en Colombia y otros países de la región. En una conferencia de prensa el 18 de marzo, la presidenta de México Claudia Sheinbaum anunció que su gobierno comenzará una campaña de vacunación de rutina gratuita este mes. Además, en...