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Study: Detergent Pods Can Harm Children Who Play With Them

Doreen McCallister

A study by an association of poison control centers warns that new laundry detergent pods pose a serious risk to kids who think they are candy.
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Stat: Wrong Medication Dosage

In 2012, the nation’s poison control center logged more than 10,000 calls about mixed-up units of measure related to a medication.

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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