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2022

• Fresno Bee: Hardly any kids exercised during pandemic — that’s bad for mental health, study finds (January 5, 2022)
• International Business Times: Pandemic Saw US Adolescents Exercise Less, Stress More: Study (January 5, 2022)
• Health Day: Fewer Teens Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations During Pandemic (January 5, 2022)
• Consumer Affairs: Fewer teens meet physical activity recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 4, 2022)
• SF Chronicle: Diet pills are incredibly dangerous for teens. California needs to regulate them like cigarettes (January 4, 2022)

2021​

• KCBS: New research shows how the pandemic has affected teenagers health (December 29, 2021)
• Moms: Parents Underestimating Time Teens Spend On Social Media (December 26, 2021)
• US News: Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic (December 23, 2021)
• KCBS: Parents have underestimated the reality of their children's screen time (December 17, 2021)
• BuzzFeed News: Here’s How Instagram Fails To Protect People At Risk For Eating Disorders From Pro-Anorexia Messaging (December 8, 2021)
• CNET: Instagram and TikTok are failing everyone with an eating disorder (December 3, 2021)
• Healthline: Eating Disorders in Men Are Not Talked About Enough — and They’re on the Rise (November 24, 2021)
• WBUR/NPR: Teens' screen time doubled to 8 hours a day during the pandemic — not counting schoolwork (November 22, 2021)
• Wall Street Journal: Boys Have Eating Disorders, Too. Doctors Think Social Media Is Making It Worse (November 13, 2021)
• KCBS: Alarming survey finds teens spent 8 hours per day on screens during COVID-19 crisis (November 11, 2021)
• Devex: As climate change fuels drought, childhood immunizations may suffer (November 11, 2021)
• LA Weekly: Screen Time For Teenagers Increased This Much During Pandemic (November 4, 2021)
• US News: U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic (November 2, 2021)
• The Hill: High pandemic screen use among teens associated with worry and stress (November 2, 2021)
• Fox News: Teen screen time more than doubled during COVID-19 pandemic, study says (November 2, 2021)
• Healthline: How to Reduce the Screen Time Your Children Built Up Over the COVID-19 Pandemic (November 2, 2021)
• CNN: Kids nearly doubled screen time during the pandemic, but there is something you can do about it (November 1, 2021)
• USA Today: Screen time among teenagers during COVID more than doubled outside of virtual school, study finds (November 1, 2021)
• UCSF: Adolescents’ Recreational Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic, Affecting Mental Health (November 1, 2021)
• MedPage: Teen Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic Lockdowns (November 1, 2021)
• Body+Soul: Olympic diver and knitting extraordinaire Tom Daley struggled with an eating disorder. Men can experience them, too (October 19, 2021)
• SF Chronicle: Social media is becoming increasingly toxic for boys' body image, too (October 18, 2021)
• KCBS: How Instagram can also be harmful for teen boys' body image (October 18, 2021)
• Texas Public Radio: Many Eligible Teens, Young Adults Still Haven't Gotten Their COVID-19 Vaccinations (September 28, 2021)
• US News: Is There a Link Between Vaping and Eating Disorders in the Young? (September 15, 2021)
• College Post: Vaping Increases Eating Disorder Risk Among College Students: Study (September 14, 2021)
• Washington Post: Eating disorders are exploding, hurting adolescents who have trouble finding care (September 4, 2021)
• ABC: Vaccine hesitancy: Here's what experts are saying about impact of Pfizer's FDA approval (August 23, 2021)
• Insider: Eating disorders are stereotyped as only impacting women and girls. But young men are also obsessing about dieting and appearance leading to muscle dysmorphia (August 22, 2021)
• KQED/NPR: Another Pandemic-Induced Crisis: Eating Disorders Rise Sharply Among Teens (August 12, 2021)
• The Hill: People experiencing food insufficiency more likely to lack access to mental health services (July 17, 2021)
• NBC: Here are some of the most common reasons behind COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (July 15, 2021)
• CBS: COVID: California Positivity Rate Rises To 3% As Delta Variant Spreads Among Unvaccinated (July 14, 2021)
• The Hill: One in four adults with depression or anxiety lack access to mental health services (July 8, 2021)
• US News: 1 in 4 People With Anxiety, Depression Couldn't Get Care During Pandemic (July 7, 2021)
• Psychiatric News: Study Reveals Extent of Unmet Need for Mental Health Counseling During Pandemic (July 2, 2021)
• KCBS Radio: Study: 'Huge surge' in mental health needs during pandemic but 'not enough providers' (July 1, 2021)
• WebMD: Teens With Obesity Risk Heart Attack, Diabetes As Adults (July 1, 2021)
• Fox News: Excessive screen time linked to obesity in US preteens, study finds (June 29, 2021)
• Wall Street Journal: Eating Disorders Surged Among Adolescents in Pandemic (June 21, 2021)
• US News: Obesity in Teens Raises Adult Diabetes Risk, Even After Weight Loss (June 21, 2021) 
• California News Times: Overweight teens are more likely to suffer poor health as adults even if they slim down (June 21, 2021)
• Miami Herald: TikTok ‘dry scooping’ trend is dangerous, experts say — and an awful idea. Here’s why (June 15, 2021)
• Vice: Dry Scooping Pre-Workout Is a Terrible Idea (June 7, 2021)
• Washington Post: Worried your child has an eating disorder? This pediatrician has advice (April 27, 2021)
• SF Chronicle: 'Unhelpful and wrong': Bay Area health experts denounce Joe Rogan's remarks on vaccinations (April 27, 2021)
• The Doctor Will See You Now: Creeping Inactivity? Hypertension Lurks (April 27, 2021)
• Everyday Health: The Pandemic Is Exacerbating Mental Health Problems in Food-Insecure Americans (April 26, 2021)
• Inverse: How Many Hours of Exercise do You Need? Study Finds New Optimal Number (April 26, 2021)
• BestLife: If You Don't Work Out This Much, Your Heart May Be at Risk, New Study Says (April 19, 2021)
• Queerty: What is bigorexia and do you suffer from it? (April 17, 2021)
• Psychology Today: Why 43 Minutes of Cardio a Day May Help Keep the Doctor Away (April 17, 2021)
• Healthline: Want to Lower Your Blood Pressure Risk After Age 40? Increase Your Exercise (April 15, 2021)
• UCSF: Want to Be Robust at 40-Plus? Meeting Minimum Exercise Guidelines Won’t Cut It (April 14, 2021)
• NPR/KCRW: Eating disorders among teens are up during COVID. Pediatrician offers tips on what to watch for (April 8, 2021)
• LGBTQ Nation: Ellen DeGeneres’ new “gay Tylenol” might not cure headaches, but it certainly delivers laughs (March 23, 2021)
• The Doctor Will See You Now: Screen Time Linked to Disordered Eating (March 18, 2021)
• SELF: 6 Useful Tips for Combating Food Guilt and Shame (March 12, 2021)
• Santa Cruz Sentinel: Eating disorders among teens surging during the pandemic (March 11, 2021)
• Yahoo! News: Children Exposed To High Screen Time Are At 69% Increased Risk Of Developing Eating Disorders: Study (March 9, 2021)
• CNN: More screen time is linked to binge eating in children, US study finds (March 4, 2021) Spanish and Portuguese translations
• US News: Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids (March 3, 2021)
• Inside Hook: Why We Still Aren’t Talking About Men’s Eating Disorders (March 3, 2021)
• KCBS Radio: Teens excessive use of social media leads to other problems (March 2, 2021)
• KCBS Radio: UCSF study shows connection between social media use and binge eating in pre-teens (March 1, 2021)
• Miami Herald: More screen time boosts risk that preteens will develop eating disorder, study says (March 1, 2021)
• Healthline: Video Games Linked to Lower Depression Risk for Boys (February 22, 2021)
• Medium: Eating Disorders in LGBTQ+ Populations: Findings from The Pride Study (February 16, 2021)
• CFRA Radio: Ottawa At Work: During the pandemic there has been a surge in eating disorder cases (February 11, 2021)
• Psychiatry Advisor: COVID-19, Food Insufficiency, and Mental Health in the United States (February 11, 2021)
• BuzzFeed News: This Is What It’s Like For Men With Eating Disorders (February 6, 2021)
• SF Chronicle: Pandemic fueling a sharp rise in eating disorders, Bay Area experts say (January 19, 2021)
• Healio: COVID-19 pandemic tied to increase in food insufficiency, which has affected mental health (January 15, 2021)
• Medium: Deleting Posts is Not Enough, Teach Media Literacy to Combat COVID Misinformation (January 10, 2021)
• Business Equality Magazine: 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40 (January 1, 2021)

2020​

• KTVU Fox News: Number of patients seeking help for eating disorders doubled during pandemic (December 21, 2020)
• Instinct Magazine: Bi Men More Prone To Eating Disorders, Says Study (December 21, 2020)
• NBC News: Bisexual men more prone to eating disorders than gay or straight men, study finds (December 18, 2020)
• Edge Media Network: New Study: Bisexual Men More Prone to Eating Disorders Than Gay Men (December 18, 2020)
• ABC News: San Francisco experts describe 'perfect storm' of teen suicides, youth mental health crisis during pandemic (November 18, 2020)
• Miami Herald: Most young adults dealt with job loss in pandemic — and suffered mentally, survey says (November 13, 2020)
• KCBS Radio: COVID-19 caused increased job loss and mental health strains for young adults (November 11, 2020)
• NBC News: Gays, lesbians and bisexuals at higher migraine risk, study finds (September 29, 2020)
• The Advocate: Migraines Affect Staggering Number of Gay, Bi People, Study Finds (September 29, 2020)
• LGBTQ Nation: Having migraines? It might be because you’re gay or bisexual (September 29, 2020)
• New York Magazine: Queer People Are Way More Likely to Suffer From Migraines (September 29, 2020)
• Queerty: Gay and bisexual people at higher risk of migraines (September 29, 2020)
• PinkNews: Lesbian, gay and bi people much more likely to get migraines than straight people, according to science (September 29, 2020)
• US News: Why Do Gay and Lesbian People Get More Migraines? (September 28, 2020)
• Reuters: Gay, lesbian, bisexual Americans at higher risk for migraines - study (September 28, 2020)
• Pediatrics on Call Podcast: Childhood Stress, Performance-enhancing Substances (September 8, 2021)
• Reuters Health: Legal Performance-Enhancing Substances Likely Gateway to Alcohol Misuse, Risky Behaviors (September 2, 2020)
• US News: COVID-19's Economic Fallout Expands Food Insecurity, as Groups Scramble to Help (August 19, 2020)
• New York Times: With Eating Disorders, Looks Can Be Deceiving (July 27, 2020)
• New York Times: When Teen Boys Use Supplements (May 21, 2020)
• The Guardian: ‘Anyone popular at school has muscles’: the rise of the ripped teen (May 9, 2020)
• NPR: Gay Men More At Risk Of Eating Disorders, But Finding Community Can Be Hard (February 25, 2020)
• US News: A Patient's Guide to Eating Disorders (February 14, 2020)
• WebMD: Male body image (January 1, 2020)

2019

• Reuters: Social media use linked to teen disordered eating behaviors (December 13, 2019)
• UCSF: Food Insecurity in Young Adults Raises Risk for Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Asthma (October 1, 2019)
• Parents: Yes, Boys Can Get Eating Disorders Too (August 21, 2019)
• The Guardian: Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia (July 17, 2019)
• Reuters: Some teens who exercise to build muscle might have eating disorders (July 10, 2019)
• US News: Money Worries Around Food May Spur Migraines (June 25, 2019)
• US News: Many Young Men Putting Health at Risk to Bulk Up (June 25, 2019)
• Healthline: Nearly a Quarter of Men 18–24 Have Signs of Disordered Eating (June 24, 2019)
• Independent: Fifth of young men who exercise engage in 'disordered eating' to gain muscle, study finds (June 20, 2019)
• KCBS Radio: Study Suggests Adolescents Trying To Gain Weight At Risk For Eating Disorders (June 20, 2019)
• UCSF: 22% of Young Men, 5% of Young Women Engage in ‘Disordered Eating’ to Bulk Up (June 20, 2019)
• Reuters: Teen boys' eating disorders may focus on muscles, not weight loss (June 5, 2019)

2018

• KQED: Does Intermittent Fasting Live up to the Hype? (November 28, 2018)
• UCSF: Setting Research Priorities for Global Adolescent Health (July 11, 2018)
• Healthline: Overweight Young Adults Twice as Likely to Binge, Purge Than Thinner Young Adults (June 21, 2018)
• UCSF: Binging, Purging and Fasting More Common in Overweight, Obese Young Adults (June 12, 2018)
• US News: Obese Young Adults Prone to Binging, Purging (June 12, 2018)
• UCSF: Lessons Learned from Systematic Reviews of Qualitative Data in Global Health (February 2, 2018)

2017

• Stanford: Where homosexuality is a crime, gay health workers face tough choices (January 17, 2017)
• Stanford: Stanford researchers expand comparison of males and females with anorexia (January 10, 2017)

2016

• Stanford: Does anorexia affect girls’ and boys’ bones differently? Probably not. (September 12, 2016)
• Stanford: WIC policies should help kids drink less fruit juice, Stanford experts say (July 11, 2016)
• Stanford: Setting priorities in adolescent medicine research (May 26, 2016)

2015

• Stanford: Tiger mother, tiger cub: A Stanford doctor reflects on his upbringing (October 5, 2015)