Planned Parenthood faces backlash for offering free medication abortion outside the DNC

Plus, conversations about painful IUD insertion continue.

Video of actor with anxiety generates both jeering and support

In other mental health conversations, advocates for MDMA-assisted therapy scorn the FDA’s refusal to approve it.

Skepticism abounds over updated COVID-19 vaccines and mpox

This week, false claims about infant hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccines circulated while regional debates about vaccine mandates and the summer COVID-19 surge persist.

After June peak, false claims about bird flu diminish but continue spreading

An overview of the misleading and false narratives about bird flu on social media between mid-May and mid-July 2024.

Online discussions about bird flu are recycling COVID-19 narratives

A slew of headlines has the public questioning the American health system, pandemic preparedness, and whether or not milk is safe to drink.