Mariam Gomaa May 23, 2023, 5:02 PM A new advisory from the U.S. surgeon general warns of an urgent public health issue regarding social media usage and youth mental health. In the new advisory, released Tuesday, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy calls for more research to determine the exte...
US Surgeon General Calls for Social Media Warning Labels to Protect Adolescents More Reuters FILE PHOTO: U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 20...
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA,issued an advisoryon the mental health and well-being of parents and caregivers of children younger than 18 years. The report comes in response to the intense pressure reported by the roughly 63 million parents of children in the US: 33% repo...
They can do a lot, says the US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, who in June took the step of declaring firearm violence a public health crisis. A new advisory from Murthy highlights the impact of gun violence and, in particular, its toll on mental health and community safety. It...
Meta, Twitter and more social media sites currently allow 13-year-olds to join.ByKatie Kindelan and Nicole WetsmanJanuary 31, 2023, 3:59 AM1:52 Social media age limit?The U.S. surgeon general is now warning parents against allowing children 13 or younger to use social media. ABC News’...
Dr. Murthy goes on to say that it’s time for social media platforms to have the same kind of warning labels as other harmful products: It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health...
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging Congress to introduce warning labels for social media platforms that regularly warn parents and adolescent users about the potential mental health harms associated with using them. The proposed warning labels, similar to those already introduced for tobacco...
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In 2023, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, declared Americans were in the midst of a “loneliness epidemic.” Gallup estimates that 52 million U.S. adults still feel a sense of disconnect. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on World Mental Health Day fo...
The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take "immediate action" to protect kids' and adolescents' mental health on social media.