A New Tylenol Study Doesn’t Show What the Headlines May Claim
A study of 2 million births finds small associations that disappear when siblings are compared — the same pattern seen in earlier research.
 • Dr. Céline Gounder
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Public health is at an inflection point: misinformation spreads faster than viruses, policy choices quietly shape who lives longer, and too often the loudest voices aren’t the most informed.
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