When disasters strike, the flood of images on TV and social media can have a powerful psychological impact on children—whether those children are physically in the line of danger or watching from thousands of miles away.
Feb 8, 2022
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Mass shootings have become part of life in the United States, with deadly attacks occurring with an unsettling frequency. Since 2006, the U.S. has seen more than 200 mass killings with four or more victims, according to USA ...
Feb 10, 2016
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Analyzing internet search activity is an established method of tracking and understanding infectious diseases, and is currently used to monitor seasonal flu. The new findings show that online search data can be used with ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Public health experts are calling for government action to protect Australians from the influence of the unhealthy food, alcohol, and advertising industries, after new research published today unveiled the "sly" ways they ...
Jun 5, 2024
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(HealthDay)—The coronavirus pandemic has left plenty of Americans saddled with medical bills they can't pay, a new survey reveals.
Jul 19, 2021
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday he will sign legislation allowing terminally ill patients to seek life-ending medication.
Mar 25, 2019
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When a story in the Los Angeles Times recently claimed that the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 had mutated into a more contagious version, it was quickly amplified by other outlets and stoked fears that the virus was becoming ...
May 12, 2020
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The news coverage on COVID-19 is pervasive, persistent, and in my view as a professor of psychiatry, perilous. Sometimes it seems as though the pandemic is all we talk about.
Aug 12, 2020
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Media coverage of medical studies frequently includes comments from independent experts who lack expertise in the subject or who have undisclosed academic and financial conflicts of interest, according to a study in CMAJ ...
Dec 19, 2016
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Psychological trauma from seeing violent and distressing incidents in news coverage is a growing risk for journalists, even for those who have never been in the field.
Jul 10, 2017
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