Mother’s essay after daughter died by suicide sparks conversation about AI therapy risks
Mental healthSocial media users also discussed the mental health impacts of school shooter simulations and ICE arrests....
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Posts debate vaccines as children head back to school
The Infodemiology BriefAs summer winds down, vaccine conversations shifted to the new school year and the updated COVID-19 vaccines available this fall. A new CDC report found that non-medical exemptions for routine vaccines rose last school year as childhood immunization rates continue to decline. Parents and other social media users...
News that FDA may not reauthorize COVID-19 vaccines for healthy young children sparks conversation
VaccinesThis week, the launch of an at-home nasal-spray flu vaccine sparked online conversations about vaccine access, and a viral video promoted myths about vaccine safety and “detox.”...
News that FDA may not reauthorize COVID-19 vaccines for healthy young children sparks conversation
VaccinesThis week, the launch of an at-home nasal-spray flu vaccine sparked online conversations about vaccine access, and a viral video promoted myths about vaccine safety and “detox.”...
Nurses’ firings prompt discussion about emergency mental health care for children
Mental healthOther posts highlighted how systemic factors and workplace violence toward nurses impact mental health....
Posts encourage caregivers to send college students naloxone
Substance useMeanwhile, Florida’s emergency ban on a kratom byproduct sparked debate....
Celebrity’s maternal health advocacy award reignites debate about postpartum depression
Reproductive healthPlus, allegations that a Virginia public school social worker helped a minor student obtain an abortion stoked conversation about parental consent....
Majority plan to skip COVID-19 vaccine, sparking conversation
VaccinesThis week, online posts discussed the lack of public interest in fall COVID-19 vaccines, HHS funding cuts for mRNA vaccines, and vaccinations for the new school year....
Majority plan to skip COVID-19 vaccine, sparking conversation
VaccinesThis week, online posts discussed the lack of public interest in fall COVID-19 vaccines, HHS funding cuts for mRNA vaccines, and vaccinations for the new school year....
Illinois law prohibiting AI therapy fuels discussion about mental health care costs
Mental healthMeanwhile, a shooting at the CDC headquarters sparked conversation about COVID-19 and mental health....