Almost immediately, scientists and curious viewers speculated that the Health and Human Services Secretary was taking methylene blue, a century-old synthetic chemical that’s been used as a fabric dye, fish tank disinfectant, and blood disorder treatment.
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Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 May 2025
Sunlight remains the best disinfectant for institutional corruption.
Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency passed a ban on the solvent trichlorethylene, based on research by NIOSH showing a link with liver cancer.
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Will Stone,
NPR,
2 May 2025
The Office of the Medical Investigator in New Mexico found trace amounts of the chemical solvent acetone in Hackman’s system, which indicates prolonged fasting, noted the report obtained by The Associated Press.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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