Psychology & Psychiatry

Does social media depression in young people really exist?

The term 'Facebook depression' has been coined to explain the potentially negative impact of social media on young people. It describes the depressive symptoms which can occur when young people spend a great amount of time ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Put down the phone and live in the moment, says psychiatrist

Have you ever unintentionally left your phone at home and wondered how you would get through the day? Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Jin Han explains why this might be a sign that you need to put down your phone more often.

Health

Study explores 'imposter syndrome' in physicians

Even the most seasoned and successful physicians experience 'imposter syndrome' – that nagging feeling of self-doubt in so many of us – during times of personal struggle or when confronted by an error, according to a ...

Health

Nurses often cyberbullied by patients and families

Research by a Massey University PhD candidate into workplace cyberbullying has found that nurses not only experience bullying by other staff, but also by patients and their families.

Medical research

Using social media big data to combat prescription drug crisis

Researchers at Dartmouth, Stanford University, and IBM Research, conducted a critical review of existing literature to determine whether social media big data can be used to understand communication and behavioral patterns ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Brazil's tech junkies seek healing at digital detox clinic

Like many young people, 29-year-old student L.L. loves his cell phone. So much so, in fact, that his studies, his work and even his personal relationships have suffered, and his phone eventually became a way to avoid people ...

Medications

New study maps out core concepts in the vaccination debate

The recent measles outbreak in Minnesota — by June, new cases of the disease in that state surpassed nationwide totals for all of 2016 — has been a sobering reminder of how highly concentrated populations of vaccination ...

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