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  "id": 2129171,
  "title": "An unproven autism drug got a boost after a White House briefing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/an-unproven-autism-drug-got-a-boost-after-a-white-house-briefing",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Science News",
    "slug": "science-news",
    "url": "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/kids-unproven-autism-drug-trump-brief"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In fall of 2025, the Trump administration touted the drug leucovorin for autism therapy without new evidence. Dispensing of the drug to kids rose.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}