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Paracetamol use during pregnancy — a call for precautionary action - Nature Reviews Endocrinology A growing body of research suggests that prenatal exposure to paracetamol (APAP) might alter development and increase the risk of some reproductive, urogenital and neurodevelopmental disorders. This C...

Consensus Statement: Paracetamol (#Acetaminophen) use during #pregnancy-a call for precautionary action.

Pregnant women should forgo use unless medically indicated at the lowest effective dose for shortest possible time. Consult physician if uncertain.

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CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC

CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports.

Horrifying news for public health.

Using acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase children’s autism and ADHD risk | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

When children are exposed to acetaminophen—also known by the brand name Tylenol or as paracetamol—during pregnancy, they may be more likely to develop neurodevelopmental…

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to higher risk of autism, ADHD in children Researchers reviewed dozens of studies and found that children whose mothers used acetaminophen during pregnancy were more likely to be diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders. The study adds weight to growing concerns about the drug’s safety in pregnancy.

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to higher risk of autism, ADHD in children

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to higher risk of autism, ADHD in children #Science #HealthandMedicine #Epidemiology #Acetaminophen #Autism #ADHD

Action needed on Plastic additives linked sperm count decline

Guardian article says that additives in plastic have led to a 1% decrease in sperm counts each year and that human fertility is declining at a similar rate.

They tried to ban abortion to increase birth rates. Ha! They should have banned plastic instead! 🤭

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FEMA staff warn Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster About 150 FEMA employees signed a letter to Congress arguing current agency leadership has eroded and hindered the ability to effectively manage emergencies.

Breaking news: About 150 FEMA employees sent a letter to members of Congress, arguing that the agency’s direction and current leaders’ inexperience harms the agency’s mission and could result in a disaster on the level of Hurricane Katrina.

Confusion, explosive anger, waiting: A 'quiet' day in New York immigration court Dozens of immigration courts across the country have become epicenters of the Trump administration's efforts to increase the rate of immigration arrests.

Dozens of immigration courts across the country have become epicenters of the Trump administration's efforts to increase the rate of immigration arrests.

Wrongly deported migrant Abrego again detained by US immigration officials Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, was again detained by U.S. immigration officials in Baltimore on Monday, his lawyer said, while facing the possibility of being deported again, this time to Uganda.

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Support the FEMA Katrina Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Today, courageous FEMA staff members sent the Katrina Declaration to the FEMA "leadership" and others.

Sign on it support of these folks committed to the FEMA mission for all of us.

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Now it’s #FEMA workers standing up to an administration that is destroying our capacity to respond to natural disasters. These workers have more integrity and courage than anyone in this White House. To them, their duty sacred. To protect Americans from the worst that nature can bring.

FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response

FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
They hope their warnings “come in time to prevent not only another national catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina, but the effective dissolution of FEMA itself and the abandonment of the American people….”

How to save the American university As Trump threatens funding and public trust plummets, US schools are in the fight of a lifetime. This is how they can survive – with their souls intact

How to save the American university

Don’t let Donald Trump undermine your faith in the climate fight | Gina McCarthy The president’s fossil-fuel obsession can’t stop global progress, writes the former Environmental Protection Agency head

Don’t let Donald Trump undermine your faith in the climate fight | Gina McCarthy

‘It’s like one day everyone left’: How immigration crackdowns are starting to reshape America | CNN Across the country, more immigrants are slipping into the shadows. There can be unexpected ripple effects.

A mom in Texas feels it’s no longer safe to walk her kids to school.

A grocery store in Virginia lost the butchers at its meat counter.

And at a cherry orchard in Oregon, unpicked berries are rotting in the sun.

How immigration crackdowns are reshaping America: https://cnn.it/4mqI53z

Opinion | Trump Is Defunding Medical Research. It Could Cost You Your Life. They hoped to make tomorrow’s medicines. Then came Trump.

In Opinion | Almost every new lifesaving drug starts with government-funded research. But what happens when that funding is cut? In this Opinion video, meet the scientists who are trying to save the lives of you and your family.

Businesses face 'chaos' as EPA aims to repeal its authority over climate pollution A lot of companies want the EPA in charge of setting national climate regulations because it helps shield them from lawsuits and creates a predictable environment in which to make investments.

A lot of companies want the EPA in charge of setting national climate regulations because it helps shield them from lawsuits and creates a predictable environment in which to make investments.

Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies' lives. And it's not medical To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.

To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.

Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge In its campaign of “uprooting the foot soldiers,” the Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free.

The Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free. One called it the whitewashing of a traumatic event in U.S. history.

The United States could have great things like this. But we like to spend our money on kidnapping people and trafficking them to concentration camps instead. #Priorities

Hegseth just fired two more Navy Admirals.

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“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.”

Listen to the survivors.

Trump moves to use the levers of presidential power to help his party in the 2026 midterms President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections.

"The actions add up to an unprecedented attempt by a sitting president to interfere in a critical election before it’s even held, moves that have raised alarms among those concerned about the future of U.S. democracy..."

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Putin meets alone with Trump.

A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard.

FBI goes after John Bolton.

Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.

Consider the irony: "The president"—unquestionably the biggest blowhard on the planet—"is not a fan of wind."

Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...

The Damage Report
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