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Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Ondansetron: a critical response to media coverage

Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Ondansetron: a critical response to media coverage

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Did you hear that taking Zofran for extreme nausea and vomiting (or HG, hyperemesis gravidarum) in pregnancy could cause birth defects? That’s what one widely circulated report says from the Toronto Star. But how well researched was the journalism? An academic librarian takes a critical look at the Toronto Star’s piece on the dangers of Zofran/ondansetron in pregnancy and the risk of birth defects.

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