Plus, posts discussed stigma toward antidepressants and celebrated a singer for speaking out about mental health....
Other posts discussed a court decision ending Wyoming’s abortion ban and shared misleading claims about mammograms....
This week, social media users discussed a self-amplifying mRNA bird flu vaccine and the global surge in measles cases. Regional conversations focused on whooping cough, bird flu, and debates over COVID-19 and flu vaccine safety....
Posts also called attention to pregnancy-related deaths in Georgia and shared false claims about trans people and lactation....
Other posts discussed the recent suicide of a California teenager, plus increasing suicide rates in the military....
Plus, discussions online perpetuated stigma toward people who use xylazine and other drugs....
Posts also shared concerns about the potential consequences of calling crisis hotlines....
Other posts discussed abortion ballot measures, debated the definition of “abortion,” and shared false claims about mammograms....
This week, vaccine opponents again attempted to link COVID-19 vaccines to “turbo cancer” and blood clots. Regional conversations discussed vaccine mandate exemptions and whooping cough....
Other posts falsely suggested that people cannot become addicted to prescription opioids....
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