Health Aug 03 Analysis: When it comes to people in the public eye, speculation can do more harm than good By Vivienne Lewis, The Conversation
Health Feb 18 Watch 5:27 Eating disorders are affecting more adolescent boys. Here's why and what signs to look for For years, eating disorders were thought to predominantly affect women and girls. But it’s estimated that 1 in 3 people with the condition is male, and that 10 million American boys and men will struggle with it at some point… By John Yang, Juliet Fuisz, Claire Mufson
Health Mar 23 New state laws aim to tackle surge in eating disorders Lawmakers in states including Colorado, California, Texas and New York are taking big, legislative swings at the eating disorder crisis. By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press
Health Mar 28 Watch 9:19 People of color with eating disorders face cultural, medical stigmas Almost 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. During the pandemic, the number of people seeking treatment has jumped. But as Amna Nawaz reports, eating disorders are often overlooked in people of color. By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes
Health Jan 16 Can Instagram's new tool really help users who self-harm? Is social media reporting the future of mental health treatment?… By Emily Wishingrad
Dec 29 The hidden, growing plight of eating disorders among men By Laura Beil, STAT Only now are mental health professionals starting to realize the degree to which they have vastly underestimated eating disorders among men. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 4:24 France votes to ban ultra-thin models in eating disorder crackdown By PBS News Hour Under a new law passed Friday, France will ban excessively thin fashion models, exposing agents and fashion houses that hire them to fines and even jail. Alissa Rubin of The New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan from Paris via Skype. Continue watching
Mar 01 Fighting social media 'thinspiration' with messages of self-acceptance By Colleen Shalby Type the terms #thinspiration, #thinspo or #ana into various social media networks, and a disturbing underground world comes into focus. Images of emaciated legs and protruding ribs are flanked by words like "starving for perfection" and drastic tips to drop… Continue reading