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Inside TikTok's Mental Health Communities

Inside TikTok's Mental Health Communities

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Social media can offer much-needed mental health support, but it still poses various risks to users

Health Disinformation Grows in Latin America

Health Disinformation Grows in Latin America

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As social platforms forgo fact-checking, trolls are fueling disinformation and eroding trust in media

The Costs of Targeted Advertising on Children and Mental Health

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A high school senior implores policymakers to emphasize the safety of children as social media evolves

The Costs of Targeted Advertising on Children and Mental Health

The Threat of Bogus Doctors in Africa

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Social media is propelling the popularity and reach of medical frauds in South Africa and Malawi

The Threat of Bogus Doctors in Africa

Media’s Mental Battlefield: Navigating Coverage of Israel-Gaza

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Decoding the psychological impact of crisis coverage

Media’s Mental Battlefield: Navigating Coverage of Israel-Gaza

India’s Tobacco Industry Regulations

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Its restrictions on images of tobacco on streaming services could shape public health guidelines around the globe

India’s Tobacco Industry Regulations

China's Media Coverage of COVID-19 Is Shifting

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What it means for the future of Zero-COVID

China's Media Coverage of COVID-19 Is Shifting

Moving the Needle on Health Disinformation

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Preventing harmful health information requires transparency not regulation

Moving the Needle on Health Disinformation

Countering COVID-19 Misinformation in Africa

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On a continent of 1.3 billion people, WHO and partners are working to cut through the noise on social media and dash hea

A health professional works on a computer at a drive-through sample collection center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Abuja, Nigeria January 14, 2021.

The Thousand Natural Shocks of COVID-19

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Assessing the psychological impacts of coronavirus—first in a two-part series on COVID-19 and its mental health burden

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Setting Expectations for the Return to "Normal"

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As the China epicenter slowly returns to new normal, it's a world of facemasks, location scanning apps and travel rules

This is a striking photo of the torsos, waists and thighs of two women wearing brilliant red dresses standing at attention.

Quarantined: Federalism in Action at Home and Abroad

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Lessons from around the world on how national and subnational governments can cooperate in response to COVID-19

A usually bustling Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland nearly empty at rush hour last week, when Governor Larry Hogan ordered the shutdown of all bars and restaurants in the state due to coronavirus. The picture shows a long escalator tube almost empty. REUTERS/Tom Brenner