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Newly released results from a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted between September 8 and 13, 2020 show that people frequently post about politics and social issues on social media. Only 9% of adult social media users say they do so. Approximately 70% of social media users say they either never use it (40%) or rarely use it (30%). The top two reasons users cited for 5 potential reasons for not posting about these topics were fearing that what they posted or shared would be used against them and because of their opinions. They didn’t want to be…

Does surgery have an SDOH problem?But these factors may seem far upstream and removed from what occurs in an operating room (OR) between a surgeon and a patient. Should surgeons be concerned with SDOH, which mainly influence life outside the hospital?“Unfortunately, many [surgeons] don’t think this is an issue in surgery, as if it really relates more to primary care, and that is absolutely not true,” said Tracey Dechert, MD, FACS, director, surgical intensive care, division of trauma and surgical critical care, Boston Medical Center, MA; and founder of Socially Responsible Surgery,…

While in-person social interactions are limited due to COVID-19, people are connecting more online than ever before. For example, during the first wave of the pandemic, his social media engagement increased by 61%. For many, social media has become a lifeline to the outside world, especially as people seek ways to stay connected and entertained. So, with social distancing measures in place around the world, is Instagram really better than our current reality? Not exactly, according to mental health experts. Social media plays an important role in staying connected with friends and family during forced separation, but users are aware…

(Illustration by iStock/elenabs) In Europe, the social economy has traditionally been seen as a way to address market failures, such as the financial exclusion of people living in poverty, or failures of the state, for example finding adequate responses to homelessness. In practice this meant creating welfare organizations, cooperative enterprises, mutual aid societies, civic associations, and the like. These types of organizations continue to play an important role in providing social services, advocating for the most vulnerable groups of society, and contributing to social cohesion and solidarity. Over the last two decades, however, the development and spread of new organizational…

After a year of transformation, the company has gone all-in on social. According to recent findings from the Harris Poll conducted on behalf of Sprout Social, 90% of executives believe social will be the primary communication channel for connecting with customers. But business leaders see social not only as a communication tool, but also as a valuable source of business intelligence. In fact, 85% report that social will become the primary data source to inform business decisions in the future. Unbiased consumer, industry, and competitor insights gleaned from social can have an impact far beyond the marketing department. Social is…

As social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok continue to grow in popularity,adolescents spend much of their time online navigating complex virtual worlds. New research suggests that increased time spent online may be linked to cyberbullying behavior. A study from the University of Georgia found that high social media addiction scores, spending more time online, and being male significantly predicted cyberbullying among adolescents. Amanda Giordano “Some people engage in cyberbullying online because of the anonymity and the fact that there is no retaliation,” said Amanda Giordano, the study’s principal investigator and an associate professor in the UGA Mary…

Written by Katherine J. Igoe Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to dramatically improve patient outcomes. AI uses algorithms to evaluate data from around the world, represent that data, and use that information to make inferences. From handling administrative tasks to proactively diagnosing diseases, AI has the potential to make treatments faster and more effective in clinical settings, especially as technology continues to improve. However, AI can suffer from bias, which has significant implications for healthcare. The term “algorithmic bias” describes this problem. It was first defined by the co-directors of. AI for Healthcare: Concepts and Applications and AI innovation…

Launched in 2010, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is our national science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competition that challenges young minds to address some of the challenges, from projects focused on the environment. It has evolved into a multi-dimensional, project-based learning initiative that seeks to: The most pressing issues in the community and society as a whole. In that 11-year period, the primary social issues addressed by his 6th to 12th graders in the participating public schools have changed, but none as dramatically as those observed in the grades before and after the pandemic hit. There was no. Students from…

Introduction As a region, Africa has seen remarkable progress in socio-economic development in the past two decades. It still experiences, however, high levels of poverty and inequality, food insecurity and malnutrition, high maternal and child mortality, high levels of informal employment, conflicts and the impacts of climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic and these challenges urgently call for effective and efficient measures, including social protection, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, including eradicating poverty, and reducing inequality and vulnerability. This policy brief reviews the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and the continent’s social protection responses before making some…

Comprehensively addressing the social determinants of health is both an ideal for all involved in health care delivery and a complex logistical puzzle. Details of that exploration were the subject of a virtual seminar at the University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Health Economics Institute (LDI). “Thinking about how the U.S. health care system should address social determinants of health raises many important questions,” he said. Rachel Warner, MD, PhD, spoke during the opening of LDI’s “Addressing Societal Needs to Improve Health” virtual seminar on March 5. “Perhaps the biggest question is who is responsible for doing so: the health care…