Claudia F Califano, MD

11/05/2025

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/ai-companionship-anti-social-media/684596/?utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20251105&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&lctg=65a235814921b10bf300bb90&utm_term=The%20Atlantic%20Daily

The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.

10/30/2025

These crimes were committed through the use of attracting children through social media.

Forty-eight men were recently arrested in a Florida undercover child s*x predator sting called “Operation Seek and Yee Shall Find Out," officials say.

10/14/2025

Social media use linked to lower reading, memory scores in preteens : Shots - Health News

10/12/2025

Ugh. I love chewing gum.

Chewing gum is a favorite of high school kids and overworked professionals alike – but just one piece can shed thousands of potentially harmful microplastics into your saliva, one study suggests.

10/05/2025

https://news.yale.edu/2025/09/24/growing-number-us-adults-report-cognitive-disability?utm_source=beatrix_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YSM_News_and_Recognition_10-01-25

In a 10-year study, U.S. adults reported growing rates of problems with their memory, concentration, and decision-making abilities, with the figure doubling among the youngest cohort.

09/26/2025

https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/what-the-research-says-about-autism-and-tylenol-use-during-pregnancy/?utm_source=beatrix_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YSPH_In_the_News_09-26-25

Dr. Zeyan Liew, PhD, MPH, is one of the country's leading scientists when it comes to studying possible links between frequent acetaminophen use during

09/20/2025

Please join us for this free movie event!

09/13/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/well/family/jean-twenge-social-media-screens-teens.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The researcher and author Jean Twenge has a prescription for the harmful effects of screen time on children. If only parents would listen.

08/19/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/opinion/chat-gpt-mental-health-suicide.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The medical profession has clear rules and responsibilities. What about the chatbots?

08/18/2025

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-period-crisis-girls-hit-puberty-younger-face-higher-2025a1000leg?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_CS4_pos1_250818_etid7650010&uac=66560BT&impID=7650010

08/08/2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/05/artificial-turf-heat-health-environment-cost/?utm_source=beatrix_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YSPH_In_the_News_08-08-25

A turf war is raging over artificial grass. Here’s how nervous parents can navigate it.

08/08/2025

https://www.newsweek.com/alcohol-pfas-chemicals-harm-liver-study-2108535?utm_source=beatrix_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YSPH_In_the_News_08-08-25

More than half of all Americans drink alcohol—with 17 percent binge drinking, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.