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Tag: Birth Defects

World

R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

May 20, 2025May 21, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

An unlikely group is coalescing around the health secretary’s drive for restrictions on atrazine, which is linked to cancer, birth defects and low sperm counts.

World

Gold Mining Is Poisoning the Planet With Mercury

September 22, 2023September 24, 2023Fabian Federl, Jack Nicas and Ian CheibubComments Off on Gold Mining Is Poisoning the Planet With Mercury

Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring.

World

Merck’s Covid Pill Might Pose Risks for Pregnant Women

December 13, 2021BENJAMIN MUELLERComments Off on Merck’s Covid Pill Might Pose Risks for Pregnant Women

Some laboratory studies suggest that molnupiravir can insert errors in DNA, which could in theory harm a developing fetus, sperm cells or children.

World

The Hidden Cost of Gold: Birth Defects and Brain Damage

November 9, 2019RICHARD C. PADDOCKComments Off on The Hidden Cost of Gold: Birth Defects and Brain Damage

Indonesia’s mercury trade is intertwined with illegal gold mining around the world, leaving a legacy of thousands born with birth defects and half a million people poisoned.

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Tesla Board Chair Defend’s Elon Musk’s Humongous Pay Proposal

September 12, 2025JACK EWING

Unusual Climate Case Accusing Oil Giants of Racketeering Is Dismissed

September 12, 2025KAREN ZRAICK

Amid Drought, Some U.K. Residents Fume as Blackstone C.E.O. Fills Private Lake

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Jenny Gross

NATO Steps Up Defenses After Russian Drones Violate Polish Airspace

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Lara Jakes

Belgian Authorities Say $10 Million Supply of Birth Control Has Not Yet Been Destroyed

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Jeanna Smialek, Stephanie Nolen and Edward Wong

Former Judge Sushila Karki Named Nepal’s Leader After Gen Z Protests

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Hannah Beech and Bhadra Sharma

Rubio Leads Charge in Trump’s New War in Latin America

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Edward Wong and Michael Crowley

Rubio Leads Charge in Trump’s New War in Latin America

September 12, 2025Edward Wong and Michael Crowley

Prince Harry Meets War Veterans in Surprise Visit to Ukraine

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Lynsey Chutel

Freed South Korean Workers Return From the U.S. to Tearful Cheers

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Choe Sang-Hun and John Yoon
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