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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 07:02:03 JST Ars Technica

   Sketchy Botox shots spark multistate outbreak of botulism-like condition

   So far at least six people in two states have fallen ill; four of them were hospitalized.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/sketchy-botox-shots-spark-multistate-outbreak-of-botulism-like-condition/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • neonharbinger (neonharbinger@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 08:18:03 JST neonharbinger

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     @arstechnica "I'm suffering from botulism and look like a cursed blowup doll, but at least I don't look old!" --Someone, probably

   • Garret :bongoCat: (garretble@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 08:41:04 JST Garret :bongoCat:

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     @arstechnica weird how Botox, short for Botulinum toxin, could cause a botulism-like condition if used improperly.

   • Urzl (gooba42@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 09:05:13 JST Urzl

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     @arstechnica Isn't botulism the most likely cause of botulism-like conditions after having been injected with botulism?

   • Delric (delric@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 10:29:14 JST Delric

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     @arstechnica pro-tip — don’t inject your face with bouts toxins

   • Cathy Reisenwitz (cathyreisenwitz@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 02:46:03 JST Cathy Reisenwitz

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     @arstechnica I'm so lucky to be too poor, lazy, and deluded to inject poison into my face