As the FDA mulls interpretive food warning labels, a Georgetown University study shows these schemes have been powerless to halt obesity trends. In an attempt to tackle stubbornly high adult obesity ...

Regulatory hurdles, industry objections, and legal fights have gone on for decades over traditional tobacco. What’s in store for the next generation of smoking? By Clare Watson / Knowable Magazine ...

Re “Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning,” by Vivek H. Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general (Opinion guest essay, June 18): Dr. Murthy makes a compelling case for social media warning labels and ...

New York State lawmakers have passed a well-meaning but misguided bill now awaiting the governor’s action. Senate Bill S4505, if signed into law, would require platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and ...

New York is treating teen social media use more like a public health risk than a private pastime, ordering mental health ...

Governor Kathy Hochul is pictured in June 2024 signing legislation to combat addictive social media feeds and protect kids online. A new bill is headed to Hochul’s desk that would require warning ...

The US Surgeon General is renewing his call for warning labels on social media platforms to combat the rising mental health crisis among young people, but the idea faces pushback U.S. Surgeon General ...

(TNND) — The New York Legislature has sent Gov. Kathy Hochul a bill to require warning labels on social media apps that lawmakers say have addictive features, such as infinite scroll. New York is ...

NEW DELHI: As India is facing a growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular illnesses, which is primarily driven by unhealthy diets. 29 public ...

In the latest effort to address the mental health crisis among adolescents, legislation in California would require social media platforms to come with a “black box” mental health warning label.