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California and New York aim to curb diet pill sales to minors

California and New York are on the cusp of going further than the FDA in restricting the sale of non-prescription diet pills to minors as pediatricians and public health advocates try to protect kids from extreme weight-loss gimmicks online.

14 Sep 2022

Social media use puts teens at risk of developing drug and alcohol issues

New research has found adolescents who are active on social media are being exposed to content that could put them at risk of developing drug and alcohol issues.

13 Sep 2022

World Sepsis Day 2022: Raising Sepsis Awareness with Sepsis Research FEAT

For World Sepsis Day 2022, News Medical speaks to Colin Graham, COO of Sepsis Research FEAT, about the importance of sepsis awareness, research, and potentially life-changing breakthroughs.

13 Sep 2022

Engagement in bulking and cutting is associated with symptoms of eating disorders

A new study, published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders – Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, has found that nearly half of men, and one in five women, transgender and gender non-conforming participants, engaged in a "bulk and cut" cycle in the past 12 months.

13 Sep 2022

Is there a right time for eating?

In a recent study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers assessed how calorie or energy intake (EI) time influences calorie distribution and all energy expenditure (EE) components, which, in turn, impact energy balance and weight loss in healthy obese people.

12 Sep 2022

How air passenger ignorance and behaviour aided SARS-CoV-2's entry into the UK

A new study under review at the Scientific Reports journal and currently posted to the Research Square* preprint server aimed to analyze the increased risk of COVID-19 spreading due to human behavior associated with travel among UK air travelers that have flown during the pandemic.

7 Sep 2022

Reducing social media use and increasing physical activity can improve people’s well-being

If you spend 30 minutes less on social media every day and engage in physical activity instead, you do a lot to improve your mental health.

7 Sep 2022

MHRA advice on safety, effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding has not changed

We are aware of false claims on social media that our advice on the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant or breastfeeding has changed.

5 Sep 2022

Teenagers influenced by smoking parents to start using e-cigarettes, research says

Teenagers whose parents are smokers are 55% more likely to try e-cigarettes, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. In a large study of Irish teenagers, the researchers have also found that the proportion who have tried e-cigarettes has been increasing dramatically and that although boys are more likely to use e-cigarettes, the rate of use among girls in increasing more rapidly.

5 Sep 2022

COVID has changed people's perception of natural spaces

The pandemic has impacted our lives in a multitude of ways, many of which will no doubt be felt for years to come.

2 Sep 2022

Older people experiencing homelessness more likely to die soon

A quarter of the participants in a long-term study of older people experiencing homelessness in Oakland died within a few years of being enrolled, UC San Francisco researchers found.

29 Aug 2022

Social media messaging strategies can help educate young adults about HPV vaccine interventions

Public health researchers from the University of California, Irvine identified several social media messaging strategies to educate young adults and their parents about evidence-based interventions around the human papillomaviruses (HPV).

24 Aug 2022

What are the effects of anti-spike antibody levels on SARS-CoV-2 infection risk?

In a new study, researchers investigated the effect of anti-spike antibody levels on the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2.

23 Aug 2022

Using cameras and filmmaking skills to improve dietary diversity among Indigenous people in India

A unique initiative is helping Indigenous people in India exchange knowledge about locally available foods to improve dietary diversity - part of the UN Sustainable Development Goal related to food security and nutrition.

16 Aug 2022

WVU researcher explores how sedentary behavior and pregnancy may raise a woman’s cardiovascular disease risk

For reasons scientists don't fully understand, women in their 20s, 30s and 40s tend to develop cardiovascular-disease risk factors much faster than men of similar ages do.

16 Aug 2022

Buy and bust: Collapse of private equity-backed rural hospitals mired employees in medical bills

The first unexpected bill arrived in December, just weeks before Tara Lovell's husband of 40 years died from bladder cancer.

16 Aug 2022

Big pharma went all in to kill drug pricing negotiations

For decades, the drug industry has yelled bloody murder each time Congress considered a regulatory measure that threatened its profits.

12 Aug 2022

Rapper Fat Joe says no one is making sure hospitals post their prices

Rapper Fat Joe takes on hospital industry executives in an advertisement, contending that many hospitals are disobeying a law that requires them to publicly post the prices they charge cash-paying patients and insurance companies for every service they offer.

10 Aug 2022

Newsom pins political rise on abortion, guns, and health care

Gavin Newsom is fed up with Republicans for attacking abortion rights and blocking gun regulations — and with his own Democratic Party for failing to boldly and brashly take on the conservative right and push a progressive agenda.

10 Aug 2022

Does loneliness affect the brain and heart?

Scientists review studies to determine the effects of social isolation and loneliness on brain health and cardiovascular conditions.

9 Aug 2022

Social Media News and Research

Latest Social Media News and Research

California and New York aim to curb diet pill sales to minors

Social media use puts teens at risk of developing drug and alcohol issues

World Sepsis Day 2022: Raising Sepsis Awareness with Sepsis Research FEAT

Engagement in bulking and cutting is associated with symptoms of eating disorders

Is there a right time for eating?

How air passenger ignorance and behaviour aided SARS-CoV-2's entry into the UK

Reducing social media use and increasing physical activity can improve people’s well-being

MHRA advice on safety, effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding has not changed

Teenagers influenced by smoking parents to start using e-cigarettes, research says

COVID has changed people's perception of natural spaces

Older people experiencing homelessness more likely to die soon

Social media messaging strategies can help educate young adults about HPV vaccine interventions

What are the effects of anti-spike antibody levels on SARS-CoV-2 infection risk?

Using cameras and filmmaking skills to improve dietary diversity among Indigenous people in India

WVU researcher explores how sedentary behavior and pregnancy may raise a woman’s cardiovascular disease risk

Buy and bust: Collapse of private equity-backed rural hospitals mired employees in medical bills

Big pharma went all in to kill drug pricing negotiations

Rapper Fat Joe says no one is making sure hospitals post their prices

Newsom pins political rise on abortion, guns, and health care

Does loneliness affect the brain and heart?

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How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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