Health
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to ice cream
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked a recent Listeria outbreak to ice cream made by Florida-based Big Olaf Creamery.
Jul 5, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental stress plagues 44% of teenage girls in Norway
In the age of smartphones and social media, the number of adolescents and young adults in Norway with depression and anxiety has doubled. Researchers believe politicians and technology giants need to take more responsibility.
Jun 30, 2022
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Pediatrics
Children's mental health and the digital world: How to get the balance right
Technology has increasingly blurred the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds. This has led to dramatic shifts in daily life and changed the way children and adolescents live, socialize, move around and learn.
Jun 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Shanghai tightens lockdown despite falling COVID cases
Authorities in Shanghai have again tightened anti-virus restrictions, just as the city was emerging from a month of strict lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
May 9, 2022
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Other
'Patient influencers' are booming on social media. Is that good or bad?
"OMG. Have you guys heard about this?"
Apr 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID outbreak 'extremely grim' as Shanghai extends lockdown
The COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains "extremely grim" amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday.
Apr 5, 2022
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Vaccination
Facebook's vaccine misinformation policy reduces anti-vax information
Following years of growing vaccine opposition and several outbreaks of measles—a vaccine-preventable disease—Facebook established in 2019 its first policy to stop the spread of misinformation about vaccines. Researchers ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fraudulent 'pop-up' COVID testing centers are rampant. Here are 8 tips to help protect against phony clinics
Tricia Poreda recently walked inside a COVID-19 testing center on Chicago's Northwest Side and was immediately appalled by the facility's lack of basic health and safety protocols.
Jan 21, 2022
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Health
Despite restrictions, recreational cannabis companies use marketing that appeals to adolescents
Many recreational cannabis companies market their products in a way that appeals to children and teens, despite state-based regulations prohibiting it, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Health
McDonald's seems to be focusing on kids in lower-middle income countries, social media posts suggest
Fast food giant McDonald's seems to be focusing on kids in lower middle income countries, with more Instagram posts, price promotions, and child friendly marketing than is evident for wealthier nations, reveals an analysis ...
Dec 21, 2021
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