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CNET: Volkswagen debuts a pair of weird electric scooters in Geneva
The Next Web: No, scooters are not a good replacement for public transport
CNBC: The CDC is studying the rise in e-scooter injuries for the first time as start-ups expand to more cities
Washington Post: Hospital ER reports 161 percent spike in visits involving electric scooters
CNN: The world’s top 100 most polluted cities in 2018
DailyMail: Millennials lead the mass Facebook exodus: More than 15 MILLION users in the US have quit the site in the last two years over privacy concerns
Mashable: U.S. users are leaving Facebook, new study claims
Infinite Dial 2019
Statista: Number of monthly active Facebook users worldwide as of 4th quarter 2018 (in millions)
Hootsuite:41 Facebook Stats That Matter to Marketers in 2019
YouTube: ‘It’s the worst job and no-one cares’ – BBC Stories
Engadget: Facebook says it has ‘work to do’ improving moderator job conditions
The Verge: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America
PodBean: The Vergecast: Casey Newton on the secret life of Facebook moderators
Administration for Children and Familys: What is Secondary Traumatic Stress?
Psychology Today Watching Violent News Video Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
TechCrunch: Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look up’ setting
The Verge: Some major Android apps are still sending data directly to Facebook
CNET: Facebook Messenger bug revealed who you had conversations with
The Verge: Read Mark Zuckerberg’s letter on Facebook’s privacy-focused future
CNET: Facebook expects encrypted messaging to outpace the News Feed
Engadget: Facebook only cares about privacy because it has to
The Next Web: Mark Zuckerberg plans to make Facebook more private with 6 key changes
CNET: Your landlord turns your apartment into a smart home. Now what?
NY Times: What Really Makes a Difference in Vaccination Rates?
The Next Web: Facebook and Instagram will hide pages that spread ‘vaccine misinformation’
Wired: Facebook Will Crack Down on Anti-Vaccine Content
Engadget: Facebook will make anti-vaccine content less visible
FB Newsroom: Combatting Vaccine Misinformation
YouTube: Twitter’s Rules on Abuse and Harrassment | JRE Twitter Special
ScienceDaily: No link found between MMR vaccine and autism, even among children with other risk factors for autism
NY Times: One More Time, With Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn’t Cause Autism
JAMA: Cumulative Incidence of Autism Into Adulthood for Birth Cohorts in Denmark, 1980-2012
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Fiece Biotech: NovoHoldings Antibiotic Resitance Fund Backs 3 Biotechs
CDC: Immunization Schedule
ECDC: Vaccine Schedule for Denmark
CNN: Even with measles outbreaks across the US, at least 20 states have proposed anti-vaccination bills
Gizmodo: Ketamine Is Now an FDA-Approved Depression Treatment, but Who Will Be Able to Get It?
NY Times: Doctors Welcome New Depression Drug, Cautiously
Gizmodo: How Is Taking Ketamine for Depression Different From Falling Into a K-Hole?
(July 2015) YouTube: China’s ketamine craze – BBC News
Ars Technica: OxyContin-pusher Purdue blames everyone but itself for opioid crisis
YouTube: Behind Purdue Pharma’s marketing of OxyContin (PBS News Hour)
New York Business Journal: Hedge fund dumps Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker
Sunrise House: What Drugs Do Purdue Pharma Manufacture?
NY Times: Good News: Opioid Prescribing Fell. The Bad? Pain Patients Suffer, Doctors Say.
NY Times: How to Quit Antidepressants: Very Slowly, Doctors Say
Leafly: Uh-Oh, California Could Run Out of Legal Cannabis by Summer
DailyMail: Low-carb keto diets raise the risk of heart rhythm disorders, study finds
ScienceDaily: Low-carb diet tied to common heart rhythm disorder
ScienceDaily: Eating healthy on a limited budget is possible, researchers find
CNN: Fish fraud: What’s on the menu often isn’t what’s on your plate
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