On a small island community, where the horizon is defined by water and every weather forecast is read a little more carefully, Treasure Island officials are working to calm the waters after a wave of criticism about the new Public Safety facility. The city’s $10.8 million police and fire building, approved by the City Commission on September 15, has become the subject of online rumors, social media speculation, and worst-case scenario talk. In response, the city issued a September 23 message using email and social media to set the record straight, saying: “We want to make sure residents have clear,…

Imagine it is 2 a.m. You are pregnant, running a fever, and your head is pounding. You reach for the bottle of acetaminophen sitting in the medicine cabinet—Tylenol, one of the most common over-the-counter medicines in America—and your hand stops. Days earlier, while scrolling TikTok, you saw a video that said taking Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Another said Big Pharma has known for years and hidden the truth. A third said a mother’s story is more powerful than any study. You close the cabinet and decide to wait out the pain. That fictional scene is actually a public health…