When teens turn to social media for health and wellness information, they often encounter content that pushes diet fads, distorts body image, and encourages them to take risky dares that seem ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Corewell Health has recently acquired a new tool to help treat patients with certain liver cancers, and the first treatments appear to be a success. “(It’s ...

And that puts them more at risk of the negative effects of social media," Murthy said. Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, now a mental health advocate, agreed with Murthy. "Our country is falling ...

PHILIPSBURG, Mont. — The Granite County Sheriff's Office says Philipsburg schools were placed on lockdown due to a social media rumor that a student was stabbed at school. No student was stabbed ...

HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has issued a warning about a dangerous social media trend that encourages students to insert objects into their ...

Schenectady, NY (WRGB) — In the investigation of 14-year-old Samantha Humphrey’s tragic death, prosecutors revealed that both technology and social media had a major impact—serving as both ...

On June 3, 2024, the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported receiving a tip from the social media messaging ... he had issues with mental health and was exposed to ...

Social media platforms assign a concrete number to friendships, making social comparisons more conspicuous. For young people struggling with mental health conditions, this may increase existing ...

A Maryland psychologist shared his thoughts on teen social media use after a new study out of the University of Cambridge suggested that adolescents with mental health conditions experience social ...

"This could be because mental health conditions shape the way adolescents interact with online platforms, or perhaps social media use contributes to their symptoms. At this stage, we can't say ...

Adolescent mental health has taken a beating over the last ten years. This coincides with increasing social media use among adolescents. A new registered report in the journal Nature Human ...

Legal experts say it could take years to resolve, but the message being sent is immediate: mental health matters. Students told CBS12 that they use social media platforms like Snapchat and TikTok.