Social media has reshaped the way billions of people connect, communicate, and see themselves. 6 billion users worldwide as of 2024.That number is staggering - and so are the questions it raises.

Although social media can have benefits, it can also have significant negative consequences for mental health.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Experts talk at length about the importance of physical health: we need to exercise and follow healthy diets, otherwise we risk ...

It’s been one year since the U.S. surgeon general issued a national warning about an epidemic of loneliness. Other countries recognized the problem earlier: the United Kingdom appointed a minister for ...

Most of us have a reasonable idea of what contributes to good physical and mental health: Eat a well-balanced diet. Exercise regularly. Get good sleep. Practice gratitude and positivity. Engage in ...

Your physical and mental well-being are crucial—but the picture isn’t complete if you aren’t flexing your connection muscles, too. Here’s how to build—and keep—your social health. Next year will mark ...

Don’t want to ditch social media, but feel like it’s taking a toll on your mental health? You might not have to choose. New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that improving ...

Over the course of the past four presidential administrations, the use of Medicaid 1115 waivers to address beneficiary health-related social needs has grown. At this time, twenty-five waiver projects ...

Online therapy provider Talkspace acquired Wisdo Health to integrate peer support and coaching into its mental health services. Wisdo is an artificial-intelligence-powered coaching and peer-to-peer ...

All of us have heard guidelines about how to be physically healthy—eat well, exercise, wash your hands, get plenty of rest. But how many of us have thought seriously about our social lives—the ...

Shift Your Mindset is a monthly series from CNN’s Mindfulness, But Better team. We talk to experts about how to do things differently to live a better life. As evidence mounts that meaningful ...

Imagine being discharged from the emergency room after a severe asthma flare-up, only to return to a home located near factories or congested roadways that heavily pollute the air. Or having your ...