MURTHY, Vivek, 1977-WARNING labelsSOCIAL mediaTEENAGERSThis Medical News article is an interview with US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, and JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, about his call for a warning label on social media platforms.Abbasi,...
This week Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy released a warning about the risks that social media presents to the mental health of children and teenagers. Adolescent mental health has been declining for years, and an increasing amount of research suggests that social media platforms could be partially...
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that teens' mental health is facing an "emergency," and that social media is part of the problem.
— Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General)May 23, 2023 The advisory comes as attempts to make social media safer for children and teenagers are gathering pacein the USand around the world with legislation such as theUK’s Online Safety Bill. The Surgeon General has...
Social media is endangering the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents, warns Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ina 19-page advisory. Photo: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels Families should limit their children's social media use, Dr. Murthy recommended. He also "called on tech companies ...
wired staff; getty images save save this week, surgeon general vivek murthy issued a long-overdue message warning americans what they already know: social media is harming kids. but looking through the 19-page advisory , the surgeon general’s solutions appear potentially more dangerous than ...
Social media is unhealthy, at least according to the U.S. surgeon general. Dr. Vivek H. Murthy penned a guest column inThe New York Timesabout the risks of social media on young people, and he called on Congress to act on a tobacco-style surgeon general’s warning for social media web...
TheU.S. surgeon generalon Tuesday declaredgun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation's top doctor, came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend...
They can do a lot, says the US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, who in June took the step ofdeclaringfirearm violence a public health crisis. A newadvisoryfrom Murthy highlights the impact of gun violence and, in particular, its toll on mental health and community safety. It also...
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he believes 13 is too young for children to be on social media platforms, because although sites allow children of that age to join, kids are still “developing their identity.”