The anti-vaxx movement arises from mistrust but threatens the physical health of societyThe latest World Health Organization report on measles epidemics shows that cases jumped by 50% last year. In one of the poorest and least connected countries in th…
Experts are calling on company to counter closed groups where members can post misinformation without challenge Facebook is under pressure to stem the rise of anti-vaccination groups spreading false information about the dangers of life-saving vaccines…
Social media platform advised to follow self-harm picture ban with focus on anorexiaImages promoting potentially life-threatening eating disorders are thriving on Instagram and need to be cracked down on in the same way as graphic self-harm images, lea…
Homemade teeth | Mountain hares | James Charles | Actors v writers | High streetsYour headline “Patients resort to DIY dentistry as NHS options disappear” (6 February) could have been written for my husband. A retired technology teacher, he relishes a …
Senior medical officers’ screen time recommendations include ban on use during mealtimesParents should not allow children to take phones and other electronic devices into their bedrooms or use them during mealtimes, the UK’s leading doctors have said.T…
Rise with the lark and you can expect a happier, more productive life, researchers suggest. And if you’re a woman you seem less likely to suffer from breast cancerA large-scale genetics study recently conducted by Exeter University revealed that people…
Facebook says its suicide prevention software is not a health screening tool. But regulators must take notice In 2017, Facebook started using artificial intelligence to predict when users might kill themselves. The program was limited to the US, but Fa…
The giant social media companies cannot escape responsibility when depressed teens are led to damaging material onlineThe suicide of a teenager is a horrendous tragedy. Everyone who loved them is left with an anguish that will never entirely heal, and …
The anti-vaccine message is now a staple of social media, dovetailing with climate change denial and other rightwing causesHalf of all parents have seen anti-vaccination messages on social media, according to a report from the Royal Society for Public …
New digital technology is being touted as a quick, cost-effective way to deliver therapy. But it mustn’t become the only optionEffective treatment for children with mental illnesses is a pressing issue – so much so, in fact, that a huge chunk of the re…
What happens to those caught up in the toxic lies of conspiracy theorists? The Guardian spoke to five victims whose lives were wrecked by falsehoodsConspiracy theories used to be seen as bizarre expressions of harmless eccentrics. Not any more. Gone ar…
NICE recommends use of programs on smartphones for young people aged five to eight Children as young as five will be able to get help for mild depression through apps on their smartphones after the NHS’s treatment advisers recommended the use of such d…
Ruling will ensure doctors will no longer be judged by Google on fitness to practise, lawyer saysA Dutch surgeon formally disciplined for her medical negligence has won a legal action to remove Google search results about her case in a landmark “right …
Rapper CupcakKe was hospitalised this week after worrying tweets, highlighting the increasing frequency of posts that need urgent responsesThe Chicago rapper CupcakKe prompted alarm this week after tweeting that she was suicidal. Fortunately, the 21-ye…
The growth in emissions is creating a ‘diesel generation’ of unhealthy youngsters. And some of the world’s most powerful industries are behind itImagine that you could buy, in thousands of shops across the country, canisters containing toxic gas. Imagi…
The head of Milton Keynes hospital foundation trust says technology can save time, lives and moneyParts of the NHS are still in the dark ages, technologically speaking,” says Professor Joe Harrison, chief executive of Milton Keynes University Hospital …
Private healthcare | End credits | Google Home | Buddleia | BBC payMounting evidence from around the country demonstrates that the use of the private sector to provide health and social care as a substitute for state provision is damaging the health an…
Books liberated me from a narrow world when I was young. Phones and laptops do the same job todayAt about the age of 10, I fell down a reading rabbit hole. I would like to tell you that the reason for this was that I was bookish beyond my years, but th…
Evidence is growing of the harmful impact on young people of technology companies chasing clicks. The government needs to catch upChildren’s use of social media and the internet is a problem. That doesn’t mean it should be stopped. The internet is at l…
Charities are considering switching to so-called ‘woebots’ to meet the growing demand for mental health treatmentName: Woebots.Age: 52 years. Continue reading…
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