Health influencers on the harms of social media

In this week’s STATus Report, host Alex Hogan sat down with influential content creators and health communicators Jessica Knurick, Morgan “Dr. Noc” McSweeny and Jessica Malaty Rivera to discuss the mental health impacts of social media. “I’ve seen it affect my mental health. I mean, I know how I feel when I’m scrolling,” said Malaty Rivera, an infectious disease epidemiologist with nearly half a million instagram followers, “I’ve done a few [social media] fasts here and there and noticed the relief, the reduced anxiety, the reduced, questioning of like, ‘should I be online?’” This week’s episode also features some key moments from STAT’s recent Breakthrough EastSummit in New York, including senior HHS official Chris Klomp on the ongoing search for a new CDC director, and former FDA official Robert Califf discussing the turmoil currently plaguing the agency. More from STAT: Become a subscriber: https://www.statnews.com/stat-plus/ Watch Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Statnews Newsletters: https://www.statnews.com/signup/ STAT events: https://www.statnews.com/stat-events/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/statnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/status_report_ig/ Flipboard: rb.gy/3xnsxr STAT Reports: https://rb.gy/rexfwj STAT eBooks: https://rb.gy/eme3h5 0:00 Intro