birth defects
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Opioid Makers Are Looking Especially Evil This Week
Two pieces of news this week reveal even more about how pharmaceutical companies have contributed to the opioid epidemic that’s killing tens of thousands a year.
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Zika Can Cause Birth Defects Even If Mothers Show No Symptoms
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that Zika-infected women who are in their third trimester have virtually no chance of having children with microcephaly. Troublingly, the same study shows that women who exhibit no symptoms can still give birth to babies with brain abnormalities.