Becker's Healthcare June 17, 2024
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, is calling for health warnings on social media for adolescents.
In a New York Times opinion essay published June 17, Dr. Murthy argued that warning labels on social media platforms, indicating that social media is associated with significant mental health risks for youths, would be beneficial.
“A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe,” he wrote.
Dr. Murthy cited various studies and surveys in his essay, including tobacco studies that show warning labels can increase awareness and change behavior, and a study published in JAMA Psychiatry showing that adolescents who spend more than three hours a...
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