What is Global Social Medicine?
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Adolescents use social media to post about self-injury
As the debate over social media’s oversized influence on children rages, new research from the University of Georgia suggests another …
Exploring the role of social relationships in Hispanic health
Hispanic people have better disease outcomes than non-Hispanic whites, despite having greater risk factors for poor outcomes. Researchers theorize that …
Social media addiction linked to cyberbullying
As social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and others continue to grow in popularity, adolescents are spending more of …
Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis tied to lasting social consequences
(HealthDay)—Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (PoMS) is associated with less educational achievement, lower earnings, and greater use of disability benefits throughout the …
Vets’ depression, social support and psychological resilience play role in later well being
Veterans who experienced the combination of low depression, high social support and high psychological resilience as they left military service …
Focus on sleep quality over social media quantity to improve young people’s well-being
Worried about how social media use is affecting your teenager’s well-being? University of Otago research has revealed you may be …
Social cognitive performance similar with schizophrenia, autism
Levels of social cognitive impairment are similar in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according …
Social Needs Linked to Lower HRQOL for Black Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 — Social needs are associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among African American cancer …
Lies Spread on Social Media May Mean Fewer Vaccinations
FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 — Foreign disinformation campaigns on social media have caused vaccination rates to fall, a new study …
Social novelty has a special place in the brain
In a study published in the journal Nature, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan report …
Social eating: Inside the supermarket surplus initiatives that could change the way we eat
Eating together is an important way of fostering social connections. In recent years, we have been researching, and working with, …
Brain builds and uses maps of social networks, physical space, in the same way
Even in these social-distanced days, we keep in our heads a map of our relationships with other people: family, friends, …
Asia’s public transport systems limit social distancing
Crowded public transport systems preclude social distancing in post-COVID-19 Asia. With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic still uncertain, one …
The downside of social distancing
When faced with danger, humans draw closer together. Social distancing thwarts this impulse. LMU’s Professor Ophelia Deroy and colleagues argue …
Ending Wuhan’s social distancing too soon may spur ‘second wave’ of COVID-19 in midsummer
Social distancing measures in Wuhan, China — where the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, began — likely reduced …
#COVID19: Social media both a blessing and a curse during coronavirus pandemic
We are facing an unprecedented crisis of public understanding. Western digital corporations and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, …
What Pornhub Data Says About How People Are Spending Their Social Distancing Time
As more and more people around the world begin to follow directives to stay home to practice social distancing and …