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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

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Tianeptine is sold in a number of countries as a government-approved treatment for depression. “You never quite know what’s in that bottle,” Dr. Diane Calello of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System told the AP. More information The U.S. All rights reserved.

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AAP Updates Recommendations for Adolescent Contraceptive Counseling

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from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues updated the 2014 policy statement on contraception for adolescents to provide pediatricians with evidence-informed and equity-informed practices in contraceptive care. ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

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Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, where the derailment occurred, have pressed the government to do more to answer questions about the mental and physical health effects of the disaster — from post-traumatic stress to cancer. SOURCE: CNN, June 23, 2025 Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database that includes vaccine safety information from millions of patients, according to multiple sources. He had access to the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) in the early 2000s, but officials removed him twice for allegedly misusing the information. More information The U.S.

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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

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But we have very little information, almost no information. And to be very fair, there was a study in 2013 in family practice, this would be important, I think for those who treat older patients. And their death rate was so high during Omicron because they had distrust to the vaccine and distrust to the government.