injurious

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Catholic bishops has issued a statement discouraging Catholic health-care groups from performing various gender-affirming medical procedures, suggesting they are “injurious” and do not respect the “intrinsic unity of body and soul.”

From Washington Post

Drinking coffee on an empty stomach may be less injurious than you think.

From New York Times

That’s another injurious trap: that a Black woman should remain silent in the face of the harm she believes a Black man is committing.

From Washington Post

That’s not to say nicotine isn’t injurious: It raises the pulse rate and blood pressure and hardens blood vessels, increasing the long-term risk of hypertension and heart disease.

From Science Magazine

To start, mind and mental health researchers have identified the underpinnings of two fascinating, complex psychological phenomena: the injurious experience of gaslighting and children's inheritance of trauma from their parents.

From Scientific American