Psychology & Psychiatry
Your teen and social media: Experts offer tips to parents
When parents meet U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, one concern comes up time after time.
Jul 31, 2023
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News tagged with social media accounts
Psychology & Psychiatry
Tweets showed increasing loneliness among emergency medicine doctors during COVID-19: Study
Expressions of loneliness and depression from emergency medicine doctors increased consistently on social media as the COVID-19 pandemic wore on, according to a new JAMA Network Open study by researchers at the Perelman School ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Health
15 students in Mexico treated for internet drug 'challenge'
Fifteen grade school students in Mexico have been treated after apparently taking part in an internet "challenge" in which groups of students take tranquilizers to see who can stay awake the longest.
Jan 31, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No, sharing that article doesn't make you an 'expert,' say real experts
Have you reposted or retweeted an article on social media without reading it first?
Dec 1, 2022
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Other
Chinese medical portal censored after doubting herbal 'COVID remedy'
A popular Chinese medical information site has been censored by authorities for "violation of relevant laws and regulations", months after its criticism of a government-backed herbal COVID-19 treatment sent shares in a pharmaceutical ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Pediatrics
Countering misinformation about COVID-19 shots for young children
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all children ages six months to five years on June 18, 2022, it opened the door for nearly 20 million ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Health
The great and powerful Dr. Oz? Alternative health media consumption and vaccine views
Americans spend over $30 billion annually on so-called natural treatments such as supplements and detoxes either to replace or augment traditional Western medical care. This phenomenon is driven by the alternative health ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Health
Harassment of public health officials widespread during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health identified 1,499 unique reports of harassment across local health departments in the U.S. during the first 11 months of the pandemic, from ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Vaccination
COVID: How anti-vaccine influencers exploit mothers
Opposition to vaccination has existed for as long as vaccination itself. Ever since widespread smallpox vaccination began in the early 1800s, there have been cycles of questioning the safety and efficacy of particular vaccines.
Feb 15, 2022
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Vaccination
COVID-19 vaccines for children: How parents are influenced by misinformation, and how to counter it
Since COVID-19 vaccines became available for children ages 5 to 11 in early November 2021, many families have been lining up to get their school-age kids vaccinated prior to holiday travel and gatherings.
Dec 16, 2021
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