TikTok is a trap. As a doctor, I tell parents to protect their kids from social media.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoBut government censorship is not the answer any more than blocking “misinformation” was the right approach to the pandemic. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy& ...
Two Books on Being All By Ourselves
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoEarlier this year the U.S. surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, issued a report on “loneliness and isolation” in America. Loneliness, Dr. Murthy explained, is...
7 current, former surgeons general discuss mental health at Dartmouth event
Valley News· 5 days agoMental health is personal. When U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy asked the 1,000 people gathered in...
The US has a mental health crisis that could undermine our democracy, US surgeons general say
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhile working in the West Wing under President George W.Bush, then US Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona got a terrible telephone call from his daughter. After he had been missing, she found ...
"Blue zones" have captivated health and longevity experts. But are they real or statistical grift?
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThose with comorbidities, such as obesity, fared far worse during the pandemic. What's more, just as...
Bay Area teen makes history as youngest recipient of Surgeon General's Medallion Award
NextShark via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAlysha Lee, a Chinese American native of San Francisco, has become the youngest recipient of the...
Loneliness: The silent epidemic hiding in plain sight
The Hill· 5 days agoMillions of Americans face a public health threat that’s both overlooked and grossly underdiagnosed....
God gets needy, too
Religion News Service· 1 day agoThis year, let's keep God company. Because God is also lonely.
Teen's award win highlights her SF, AAPI roots
The San Francisco Examiner· 5 days agoLee was one of the six recipients of this year's Surgeon General's Medallion Award for Health, the highest honor the U.S. surgeon general, Vivek Murthy,...
State summit targets sources of loneliness in all ages
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 5 days agoAiming to foster more connected communities across Massachusetts and staunch the negative health outcomes that can result from social isolation, dozens of service providers and advocacy groups ...