With social media use being as prevalent as ever, a new study from Washington State University's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication shows that adolescents may share marijuana-related content on social media in an effort ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Vaccine uptake constitutes a key barometer as governments lead communities out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Facts and fake news have apparently influenced vaccination willingness. But how valid is this proposition?
Mar 25, 2022
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In the past two decades, a growing number of preteens have taken medicines or other chemicals as a way to end their lives, new research warns.
Mar 15, 2022
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The link between loneliness and public health may not be readily apparent to many, but it is to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who visited his Miami hometown Friday with a broad agenda—meeting with health care workers ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Gargle salt water, use herbal eyedrops, steam-clean a face mask—false claims about how to combat a deadly coranavirus epidemic emerging out of China are flooding the internet.
Feb 6, 2020
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Philippine vlogger Rosanel Demasudlay holds a heart-shaped "virginity soap" bar in front of the camera and assures her hundreds of YouTube followers it can be safely used to "tighten" their vaginas.
Mar 16, 2023
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Social media platforms like Twitter (now X) offer valuable insights into self-reported chronic pain, according to a recent study by multiple institutions. The researchers have automated the process of establishing a chronic ...
Oct 10, 2023
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When teenagers and young adults see pro-tobacco content on social media, they face higher risks. They are more likely to report using tobacco products such as e-cigarettes (also called vapes), more likely to start using those ...
Nov 30, 2023
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New Curtin University research has found TikTok's policies on the promotion of vaping are frequently violated, putting the social media platform's predominantly young users at potential risk of e-cigarette exposure and use.
May 12, 2023
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A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health on ways to mitigate the impacts of misleading COVID-19 information found that variations in the designs of prior studies have complicated efforts at drawing ...
Nov 17, 2023
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