The recent legal battle over allowing 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan, who is dying of end-stage cystic fibrosis, to be included …
Social Media
Facebook Is OK With (Some) Mastectomy Photos
After over 20,000 people signed an online petition asking Facebook to stop censoring photos of people who have undergone mastectomies, the social network has posted its policy on the photos. Read more about it on NewsFeed, here.
Facebook’s Plan to Stop the Hate: Holding Us Accountable
Yesterday, I asked Facebook to take down a fraudulent page. Within a few hours it was gone, just a shadowy image of a bandaged thumb where it used to be. Very effective. It’s highly likely I get better treatment from Facebook …
Summer of Safe Browsing: 5 Ways to Keep Online Searching Secure for Kids
With summer vacation about to start, kids will inevitably spend even more time online. So here are some tips for making sure they’re only seeing what’s appropriate for them.
The Latest Tool for Tracking Obesity? Facebook Likes
Obesity is a big problem that needs big solutions, and Facebook may be coming to the rescue.
Want to Lose Weight? Leave it Up to Your Smartphone
Researchers find using a smartphone app to shed pounds may help dieters stay on track.
Twitter Feeds to Follow for Health, Fitness and Family Matters
TIME’s editors and writers have been busy sifting through tweets to come up with our 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013. For Healthland readers, we’ve compiled the top 10 health, fitness and family feeds to follow. These standouts …
South By Southwest (SXSW): Will Collecting Data on Your Body Make You Healthier?
Your Facebook ‘Likes’ May Be More Revealing Than You Think
A study shows that what you ‘like’ on Facebook can predict, with remarkable accuracy, everything from your race to your sexual orientation, political affiliation and personality type.
How Facebook Improves Memory
Checking status updates on Facebook may be just the distraction your memory needs.
Want a Better Relationship? There’s an App for That
Next time you see a couple at a cafe focused intently on their phones instead of each other, don’t assume their relationship is in trouble. They might actually be working out their conflicts, using well-known approaches from …
Why Facebook Makes You Feel Bad About Yourself
No surprise — those Facebook photos of your friends on vacation or celebrating a birthday party can make you feel lousy.
How Manti Te’o Could Have Fallen in Love with Someone He Never Met
The brain chemistry and psychology behind falling in love with an online fiction.
