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#medications — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #medications, aggregated by home.social.

  1. The majority of abortions in the #US are obtained through #medications, usually a combination of #mifepristone & a second drug, #misoprostol. Their availability has blunted the impact of #abortion bans that most #Republican-led states have started enforcing since a 2022 #SCOTUS ruling that overturned #RoeVWade & allowed for state bans.

    #law #health #medicine #AbortionIsHealthcare #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #Republicans #ViolenceAgainstWomen

  2. Forever Chemicals And Medications Detected In National Park Waters
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    sfgate.com/national-parks/arti <-- shared technical/media article
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    doi.org/10.3133/sir20255095 <-- shared (USGS) Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5095
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    [I still remember a talk that @RelaenaSindelar gave about pharmaceuticals in the waste stream; one of her examples was Sequim, WA - in the banana belt - with retirement communities' flushed medications’ and the downstream/coastal effects - NOT the Grand Canyon! :( ]
    #water #hydrology #waterquality #southrim #grandcanyon #USA #PFAs #foreverchemicals #pharmaceuticals #pharmaceuticalsinthewastestream #NationalPark #waterresources #wastewater #effluent #springs #perfluoroalkyl #polyfluoroalkyl #medications #groundwater #infiltration #humanhealth #ecosystem #humanimpacts
    #USGS #NPS

  3. Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare beneficiaries with #dementia is prescribed brain-altering #medications linked to falls, confusion, and #hospitalization
    #Medical #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/01/med01122601