Health Sep 05 4 fact-checks from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate testimony over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC By PolitiFact staff
Health Oct 20 Watch 6:28 Overdose deaths involving antidepressants are on the rise. The reason why is complex For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sharp drop in U.S. drug overdose deaths. But at the same time, numbers from the CDC show that fatal overdoses involving antidepressants have been on the rise for the… By John Yang, Veronica Vela, Andrew Corkery
Science Apr 15 Are some people wired to fall for placebos? Some people are born believers. Fake surgeries have been shown to relieve traumatic knee pain; “dummy pills” have wiped away migraines. A new report from Harvard University describes how certain genes predispose people toward believing placebos, or experiencing… By Nsikan Akpan
Health Oct 15 U.S. Requires New Warning on Antidepressants for Children Antidepressants must now have a "black box" warning after researchers linked the drugs to increased suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.
Health Mar 22 FDA Backs Stronger Warnings for Some Antidepressants People on certain popular antidepressants should be monitored for signs of suicidal thoughts, the government warned Monday as it asked pharmaceutical companies to highlight a suicide warning on the labels of ten drugs.