Although social media can have benefits, it can also have significant negative consequences for mental health.

Policy action lags behind growing evidence Microplastics have emerged as a serious environmental and public health concern in recent years. Initially regarded as an environmental problem affecting ...

A new global analysis links rising disease burden to plastics’ full lifecycle, showing why reducing virgin plastic output is the fastest path to protecting human health. Image Credit: Global health ...

Litigation against social media companies represents a rare opportunity. Courts and the public are scrutinizing what ...

Adolescence is a period defined by rapid physical, emotional, and social change, and for many young people, it is also shaped by body image issues and weight stigma. Those experiences, researchers say ...

New research has linked the use of gas stoves to hundreds of deaths each year in New Zealand. The report, published by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority, also linked pollutants from gas ...

New York (CNN) — Character.AI has agreed to settle multiple lawsuits alleging the artificial intelligence chatbot maker contributed to mental health crises and suicides among young people, including a ...

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through the way they design their platforms, deliberately addicting kids and failing to protect them ...

Many wellness trends spread on social media, but they can harm without proper guidance. Learn which practices pose risks and how to stay safe.

The increase of UPFs in diets worldwide presents an urgent challenge to health that demands coordinated policies and advocacy action to address, says a new three paper Series authored by 43 global ...

Justice & Health ‘Millions of Avoidable Deaths’: Climate Change Health Harms Reach Unprecedented Levels Global researchers find that public awareness of climate threats is growing, but governments and ...