Synthetic opioids have been responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in the United States each year.
November 07, 2025
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statistical
General mortality pattern attributed to synthetic opioid overdoses in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that about 25% of active-duty military members experienced food insecurity (statistic cited in 2025 coverage).
November 02, 2025
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temporal
Preexisting USDA estimate of food insecurity among active-duty military personnel referenced in 2025 reporting.
Some researchers have asserted links between aluminum in vaccines and conditions such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, while public health experts state there is no good evidence that aluminum in vaccines is unsafe.
October 31, 2025
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general
There is a scientific dispute: some critics allege harms from aluminum in vaccines, whereas mainstream public health assessment finds no robust evidence of safety concerns.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than heroin and is generally easier and cheaper to produce than many traditional opioids.
October 22, 2025
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general
Basic pharmacological characteristics of fentanyl relevant to overdose risk and manufacturing.
Fentanyl has largely replaced heroin and prescription opioids such as oxycodone as a leading cause of drug overdose deaths in the United States.
October 22, 2025
high
general
Observed epidemiological trend in substances driving overdose fatalities in the United States.
Global vaccination efforts have been estimated to have saved more than 150 million lives since 1974.
October 21, 2025
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temporal
Long-term estimate of lives saved attributable to global vaccination programs starting in 1974.
Community water fluoridation, which began in 1945, has been associated with dramatic declines in dental cavities.
October 21, 2025
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temporal
Longstanding public health intervention (water fluoridation) and its association with reductions in cavities since initiation in 1945.
Government health data indicate that at least 20% of Americans have tried marijuana.
October 20, 2025
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temporal
Population-level prevalence measure of lifetime marijuana use reported by government health sources.
The hypothesis that childhood vaccinations cause autism has been extensively discredited by scientific research.
October 06, 2025
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general
Summary of scientific consensus on the vaccine-autism hypothesis.
Prolonged exposure to sewage-contaminated coastal waters can be associated with acute gastrointestinal illnesses among individuals who spend extended periods in the ocean.
January 01, 2025
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health
Occupational and recreational users who spend many hours in contaminated coastal water face elevated risk of gastrointestinal illness.
A 2024 study concluded that genetic evidence offers no support for a protective effect of light or moderate alcohol consumption on brain health and instead suggests that even low levels of alcohol consumption may increase the risk of dementia.
January 01, 2024
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temporal
Interpretation of genetic and observational evidence regarding alcohol consumption and dementia risk
Legal hemp products commonly marketed across U.S. states include food and beverage products, topical balms or lotions, tinctures, and pills.
January 01, 2018
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descriptive
State regulatory frameworks vary, but these product categories are typical forms of consumer hemp products.
Routine childhood vaccinations have largely eliminated or greatly reduced incidence of many infectious diseases that formerly afflicted children, including diphtheria, tetanus, measles, polio, and mumps.
high
historical
Describes long-term public health impact of routine childhood immunization programs.
Declines in immunization coverage are associated with increases in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and pertussis (whooping cough).
high
epidemiological
General epidemiologic relationship between vaccination coverage and outbreak risk for vaccine-preventable diseases.
A hepatitis B vaccine dose given at birth is used as a public health measure to reduce the incidence of chronic hepatitis B.
medium
general
Birth-dose hepatitis B vaccination is a standard prevention strategy intended to lower chronic hepatitis B cases.