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Tracey Mumford

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Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

And tonight, seven Republican incumbents will be fighting to keep their seats against candidates that Trump backed over them.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

It will be one of several tests of the president's power this primary season.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

Times political correspondent Shane Goldmacher has more on what races to watch this primary season on today's episode of The Daily.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

And The Times will have coverage of the Indiana results as they come in tonight.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

In Washington.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

announced a plan yesterday to rein in what he's called Americans' overuse of antidepressants.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

Kennedy has narrowed in specifically on SSRIs, the most widely prescribed class of antidepressants.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

That includes household names like Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

The user base is huge.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

Roughly one in six Americans reported taking an SSRI this year.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

Kennedy acknowledged that patients can benefit from them, and he stressed that he wasn't telling anyone to just stop.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

But he argued that too many people start taking the meds without knowing how long they'll stay on them, and with no plan to come off.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

He has singled out SSRIs before.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

He's previously claimed, without evidence, that they are partly responsible for the rise in school shootings and that they can be harder to quit than heroin, something he repeated yesterday.

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Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

For his new effort, Kennedy announced several initiatives, like trainings and new guidelines to nudge clinicians to help patients get off medications and consider other treatment options, like therapy or exercise.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

No major medical organizations were represented at yesterday's event.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

And my colleague Ellen Barry, who covers mental health, has been speaking with psychiatrists and other experts in the field about Kennedy's new push.

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Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

Health authorities are continuing to look into a possible hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Headlines
Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

Three passengers have died after showing symptoms of the rare disease, and three others are sick.