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

Physician's Weekly

Tianeptine is sold in a number of countries as a government-approved treatment for depression. But the FDA has never approved it for any medical condition in the U.S. Calello explained that it falls under a gray area of consumer supplements or products that are not regulated or tested the same way a medication would be.

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AAP Updates Recommendations for Adolescent Contraceptive Counseling

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When there are no medical contraindications, pediatricians should provide adolescents with their contraceptive of choice on the same day as contraceptive counseling as a best practice. “Education on reproductive health is an important step toward every adolescent’s journey into independence and adulthood.”

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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. We still need an organized medical response, and this should have happened immediately after the disaster,” she added.

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

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It led to revocation of the elder Geier’s medical license and disciplinary action for David Geier for practicing medicine without a license. In a 2005 article for Rolling Stone that was later retracted, Kennedy claimed government officials had buried data showing a link between vaccines and autism, The Wall Street Journal said.

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Trump Administration May Cut Funds to Hospitals Offering Gender Care to Kids

Physician's Weekly

One of the hospitals that received a letter, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has already announced it will shut down its gender-related care program. The federal government has already cut off hundreds of millions of dollars from U.S. The hospital said more than 65% of its funding comes from federal sources.