Lawsuit against CVS generates conversation about prescription opioids
OpioidsDiscussion online also highlighted overdose deaths among Black men and warned about a synthetic opioid....
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Debate about vaccine ingredients persists online
VaccinesIn recent weeks, Louisiana restricted public health promotion of certain vaccines, and false claims circulated about bird flu vaccines. Pediatric flu deaths and organ donor vaccination status dominated regional vaccine conversations....
Debate about vaccine ingredients persists online
VaccinesIn recent weeks, Louisiana restricted public health promotion of certain vaccines, and false claims circulated about bird flu vaccines. Pediatric flu deaths and organ donor vaccination status dominated regional vaccine conversations....
Article fuels outrage about violence against pregnant people
Reproductive healthOther posts questioned whether PrEP is right for heterosexual people and discussed declining fertility rates....
Posts raise awareness about men’s mental health in response to screenwriter’s suicide
Mental healthNew research triggered debate about the benefits of ADHD medication....
Post shares misleading claims about Dutch lawsuit against Bill Gates
VaccinesThe post suggested without evidence that Gates will soon stand trial for promoting COVID-19 vaccines. An X post with more than one million views spurred concerns about COVID-19 vaccine safety. Insights brought to you by the reporters and science writers of Public Good News (PGN), a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to...
En Colombia y México, se difunde publicación sobre vacuna rusa contra el cáncer
VaccinesVarias respuestas a la publicación resurgieron alegatos falsos sobre la seguridad de las vacunas. En Colombia y México se difunde una publicación que anuncia que Rusia tiene una vacuna contra el cáncer que se distribuirá en el 2025. Varias respuestas a la publicación resurgieron alegatos falsos sobre la seguridad de...
Polio vaccine conversation goes viral
VaccinesThis week, online posts falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer while regional conversations focused on the uptake of mpox and flu vaccines....
Polio vaccine conversation goes viral
VaccinesThis week, online posts falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer while regional conversations focused on the uptake of mpox and flu vaccines....
Report sparks concern about pain medication given during childbirth
OpioidsPosts also repeated myths about fentanyl-laced marijuana and expressed outrage at a consulting firm that pushed OxyContin sales....