Addiction
1 in 5 US parents worry their teen is addicted to the internet
American parents fear their teens' internet use could expose them to cyberbullying, harmful content and set them up for addiction, a new study shows.
Oct 30, 2023
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Pediatrics
'All we want is revenge': How social media fuels gun violence among teens
Juan Campos has been working to save at-risk teens from gun violence for 16 years.
Aug 30, 2023
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Medical economics
Doctors and patients try to shame insurers online to reverse prior authorization denials
Sally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for the infusions she needs to ease her chronic pain and fatigue.
Aug 29, 2023
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Health
New research outlines steps to combat disinformation on social media, restore its credibility as public health tool
Social media is so often plagued by disinformation that it's easy to overlook its positive effects. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, when vaccine denialism and dangerous fallacies flooded platforms, millions of people around ...
Jul 6, 2023
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Medical research
COVID-19 lessons learned: 'Why aren't we working on all diseases like this?'
Within months of COVID-19's discovery, UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and a group of international scientists charted the first roadmap to possible future treatments based on existing medications. Now, QBI ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Viewers actually 'binge-watch' TV with a lot of self-control
If viewers sometimes feel guilty about binge-watching television programing, they really shouldn't. Though its name implies impulsive behavior, binge-watching TV is a common activity planned out by viewers, suggests new research ...
May 23, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Advisory panel issues recommendations for adolescent social media use
A presidential panel of the American Psychological Association has issued recommendations for the use of social media by adolescents, noting that while these platforms can promote healthy socialization, their use should be ...
May 9, 2023
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Health
Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general
Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest ...
May 2, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
TikTok may be bad for privacy, but is it also harming our cognitive abilities?
The United States government is considering a national ban of TikTok, a social media application used by over 150 million Americans. Although the primary reason for the ban is privacy concerns, it presents an opportunity ...
Apr 7, 2023
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Health
How 'patient influencers' may be misleading patients on prescription drugs
Patients-turned-social-media-influencers routinely offer prescription drug advice to their followers and often have close ties with pharmaceutical companies, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.
Mar 14, 2023
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