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Social media platforms should carry a warning label about dangers posed to young people by using them, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says. Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Carol Vidal, who has just published a study linking social media and depression, says …

How might regulations be changed to avoid social media dangers? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently warned that social media platforms should carry a warning label that they may harm the health of teenagers, a posture supported by research by child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal at Johns Hopkins. Vidal …

Caveat emptor regarding social media use, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Social media has significant potential to create harm and should be regulated as such. That’s according to Carol Vidal, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins and one author of a recent study looking at the relationship between social …

Does social media need to be regulated just like the tobacco industry? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Hundreds of people in the 18 to 25 year old range who were studied by Johns Hopkins child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal for depressive symptoms and social media use seem to reveal at least one unexpected finding. Vidal: I …

Depressed people who use social media don’t get worse over time, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Looking at social media use and depression among a group of 18 to 25 year olds, most of whom were women, led Johns Hopkins child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal to conclude that the two are linked, although cause and …

Are depression and social media use linked? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Mental health problems among US young adults are at an all time high, with many pointing to social media as a prominent factor. Carol Vidal, a Johns Hopkins adolescent and child psychiatrist, did a study looking at depression and social …

Should social media be considered a risk factor for depression? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Which comes first, depression or social media use? Johns Hopkins child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal set out to find out. Vidal: We basically looked at depression as an outcome variable, so looking at whether the use of social media …

Looking at young adults over time helps tease out the relationship between depression and social media use, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

How are use of social media and depression related? A study led by Johns Hopkins child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal enrolled several hundred young adults to find out whether depressed people used more social media or if social media …

What can we learn about social media use and depression in young adults? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Fungal infections of people are on the rise, Arturo Casadevall, Johns Hopkins professor and author of “Will the Fungi Win?” states. That’s true because climate change is stimulating the organisms to become more capable of thriving at body temperatures, which …

What is the best strategy to mitigate the impact of fungal infections in people? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »