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![An NPR investigation has identified more than 30 medical practices in more than a dozen states promoting unproven claims that the drug thymosin alpha-1, which is administered via injection, can prevent or treat COVID-19.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1227795005-f34ac50d46f1db12b30b38c451b80b7e8f00f1c6-scaled-e1602537067950-900x422.jpg)
Web Of ‘Wellness’ Doctors Promote Injections Of Unproven Coronavirus Treatment
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An NPR investigation has identified a web of more than 30 medical practices and compounding pharmacies in over a dozen states that have made claims about thymosin alpha-1 online and on social media.
![The disclosure of millions of once-secret tobacco industry documents — which are now readily searchable online — has opened a window into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's interactions with tobacco executives and lobbyists.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/mcconnell_04-6a2d80fe7edf396a27a927c24ef4cee92463c027-e1560791446213-900x422.jpg)
Tobacco’s ‘Special Friend’: What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell
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The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.