Most people want harmful social media content such as physical threats and defamation to be restricted. This also applies in the USA where several social media platforms have recently modified their policies in favor of unrestricted free speech. However, the majority of users believe that intolerance and hate have become unavoidable on social media. This was revealed in a large-scale survey conducted by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Oxford in 10 countries in Europe, America, Africa and Australia. The study also highlights differences among countries.

News stories that focus on potential solutions to climate change rather than just doom and gloom can move people to act — provided they empower readers see their role in the solution, a new study by University of Oregon media researchers has found.

The American Psychiatric Association’s 2025 Annual Meeting features nationally recognized experts in psychiatry and mental health policy, research, and clinical practice. The meeting’s theme is Lifestyle for Positive Mental and Physical Health, and will feature more than 450 educational sessions on 50 different topics and more than 1,000 poster sessions.

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A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined the effects of a January 2019 Medicare opioid safety policy aimed at reducing high-risk opioid prescribing and related harms among these beneficiaries.

Though the policy was associated with immediate reductions in initial prescription duration and concurrent multiple-prescriber high-dosage episodes, these reductions decreased over time, highlighting the need for further interventions to address clinical and social risk factors of opioid misuse.

A first-of-its-kind study provides a snapshot of the substantial mental health burden on nurses around the world. Published in the journal International Nursing Review, the research documents the impact of three years of intense working conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.