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How to Weigh the Risks of Social Media: A conversation with the Surgeon General

Earlier this year, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a new advisory about the effects of social media on the mental health of young people. These advisories are rare; we're used to seeing them on the sides of cigarette packs, where the negative health risks are indisputable. But social media and smartphones are more complicated. Today on ParentData, Dr. Murthy discusses the individual and systemic issues that led him to issue the advisory, and what he hopes, as both the nation's doctor and his kids’ father, it will accomplish. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.

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  It’s Not Hysteria: How women’s health gets overlooked

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  It's The Placenta Episode!

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  Racial Disparity in C-Section Rates: Unpacking bias in the medical system

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  Ultra-Processed Foods: What they are and whether we should worry

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  The Power of Local Politics: How Vermont is revolutionizing child care

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  Steve Levitt's Late-Night Panic Google

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  All About Midwives: What they do, and how they differ from OBs

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  Shawn Johnson's Late-Night Panic Google

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  It's A Podcast Anniversary Q&A! You asked, Emily answered

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  Caitlin Murray's Late-Night Panic Google

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  Phones and the Importance of Play: Are phones really to blame for the decl…

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  Chelsea Sodaro's Late-Night Panic Google

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  (Part Two) Kids, Screens, and Schools: How worried should we be?

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  Ask Bubbie's Late-Night Panic Google

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  (Part One) Kids, Screens, and Schools: How worried should we be?

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  Myleik's Late-Night Panic Google