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Facebook takes social media into preventive health – but is it private?

Facebook’s (FB) new Preventive Health Tool has been set up to connect its users to resources and reminders for health assessments in three major areas – heart disease and stroke, cancer, and seasonal influenza – thus making it easier for FB fans to remember to look after their health as well.

29 Oct 2019

Overall time spent on social media does not increase anxiety or depression in teenagers

The amount of time teenagers spend on social networking sites has risen 62.5 percent since 2012 and continues to grow. Just last year, the average time teenagers spent on social media was estimated as 2.6 hours per day. Critics have claimed that more screen time is increasing depression and anxiety in teenagers.

23 Oct 2019

Further evidence bedtime social media use is harming teenagers

A new UK study shows that teenagers who spend 3 or more hours engaging in social media are much more likely to sleep late and to have night awakenings, among other poor sleep habits. Poor sleep in this age group is linked to obesity, poor school performance, mental ill-health, and high-risk behavior.

23 Oct 2019

Greater electronic device use linked to more consumption of added sugar, caffeine in teens

Do young teens who spend more time with TV and electronic devices drink more sugared or caffeinated drinks than others? Yes, they do, says a study of U.S. teens led by McMaster University researchers.

23 Oct 2019

A million-dollar marketing juggernaut pushes 3D mammograms

When Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens made an appointment for a mammogram last year, she expected a simple breast cancer screening - not a heavy-handed sales pitch.

22 Oct 2019

Nearly half of parents have declined kids' play date invitations, poll finds

The new school year often leads to playdate invitations, sometimes between families who don't know each other.

21 Oct 2019

Enhanced beverages are gaining strong market position, despite awareness of high sugar content

Enhanced beverages are gaining a strong market position, especially since consumers are seeking out products that benefit their health.

18 Oct 2019

Researchers highlight opportunities for academic institutions to achieve and maintain research integrity

One study says coffee is good for you, while another study says that it's not. They're both right, within context.

17 Oct 2019

Hawaii STD epidemic driven by social media and dating apps

There is a sharp rise in the number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States say health officials. Remarkable rise has been noted in Hawaii and has been attributed to the popularity of online dating and sexual intercourse with multiple partners.

15 Oct 2019

Women's voices are less influential on Twitter than male peers in academic medicine

Women who are health policy or health services researchers face a significant disparity in social media influence compared to their male peers, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

14 Oct 2019

Survey provides clear of picture of how Americans are embracing healthy living

Who are Americans more likely to take health advice from…their doctors or an Instagram influencer? Would U.S. adults rather talk or text? Socialize in real life or scroll through social media? Parade magazine and Cleveland Clinic joined forces for the second year in a row to poll Americans on their adoption of health, lifestyle, fitness and diet trends and takes a look at how social media has helped move health practices that once seemed extreme into the mainstream.

11 Oct 2019

Researchers use AI to counter soaring costs of health care

Researchers at West Virginia University are using artificial intelligence to counter soaring costs of health care and deliver more efficient and accurate diagnoses of cardiovascular diseases.

9 Oct 2019

mobile Physical Activity Training app for older adults about to get first major user tests

A new app that aims to improve the functional lives of older adults is about to get its first major user tests.

9 Oct 2019

Teenage boys use humor, irony and banter to navigate social media content

Teenage boys rely on social media to access a wealth of information about living a healthy lifestyle - but rather than being victims of online harms, such as an unhealthy body image obsession, the majority are able to use humour, irony and banter to navigate social media content.

9 Oct 2019

Weight stigma affects queer men using dating apps

Weight stigma is an issue for queer men using dating apps, says a new University of Waterloo study.

8 Oct 2019

Chinese activists criticize the use of traditional treatments, defend modern medical science

In the West, the number of people challenging scientific authority has been growing in past decades. This has, among other things, led to a decline in the support for mass vaccination programs and to an increase in alternative forms of treatment.

4 Oct 2019

Walmart to give workers financial incentives to use higher-quality doctors

Worried its employees aren't getting good enough care from doctors in their insurance networks, Walmart next year will test pointing workers in northwestern Arkansas, central Florida and the Dallas-Fort Worth area toward physicians it has found provide better service.

3 Oct 2019

AANA wins prestigious award for 'I AM ME Campaign'

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists was recently named a winner of Ragan's Health Care PR and Marketing Awards in the Social Media Campaign category for its I AM ME Campaign.

1 Oct 2019

UK health secretary “seriously” considering mandating childhood vaccination

The UK is “looking very seriously” at making vaccinations compulsory for all children attending school in England, according to the health secretary Matt Hancock.

1 Oct 2019

Smartphone dependency and depression in young adults

Smartphone overuse by young people is linked to an increased risk of later depression, finds a new University of Arizona study. While this has been established by numerous studies, the current research reported in the Journal of Adolescent Health on August 31, 2019, was aimed at finding out whether the smartphone usage was because of loneliness or whether it caused the loneliness in the first place.

1 Oct 2019

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Latest Social Media News and Research

Facebook takes social media into preventive health – but is it private?

Overall time spent on social media does not increase anxiety or depression in teenagers

Further evidence bedtime social media use is harming teenagers

Greater electronic device use linked to more consumption of added sugar, caffeine in teens

A million-dollar marketing juggernaut pushes 3D mammograms

Nearly half of parents have declined kids' play date invitations, poll finds

Enhanced beverages are gaining strong market position, despite awareness of high sugar content

Researchers highlight opportunities for academic institutions to achieve and maintain research integrity

Hawaii STD epidemic driven by social media and dating apps

Women's voices are less influential on Twitter than male peers in academic medicine

Survey provides clear of picture of how Americans are embracing healthy living

Researchers use AI to counter soaring costs of health care

mobile Physical Activity Training app for older adults about to get first major user tests

Teenage boys use humor, irony and banter to navigate social media content

Weight stigma affects queer men using dating apps

Chinese activists criticize the use of traditional treatments, defend modern medical science

Walmart to give workers financial incentives to use higher-quality doctors

AANA wins prestigious award for 'I AM ME Campaign'

UK health secretary “seriously” considering mandating childhood vaccination

Smartphone dependency and depression in young adults

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