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Beezin’: The dangerous TikTok trend involving Burt’s Bees
Original story by Tessa Roy of Michigan Medicine. Image by Justine Ross. Using Burt’s Bees to get buzzed? Bad idea. “Beezin’,” which gained popularity throughout the 2010s, made a 2023 comeback on TikTok. Various “beezers” claim that applying Burt’s Bees lip balm to...
Youth say entertainment media has both positive and negative effects on their mental health and thoughts of suicide
Pictured above are national experts on child and adolescent psychiatry including, from left to right, Ardis Martin, MD, Jane Harness, DO, Casey Berson, MD, Kelly Hill, MD, and Amy Meadows, MD, who took part in a discussion about entertainment media and its effects on...
Federal executive order aimed at creating more effective school-based active shooter training aligns with MyVoice study recommendations
A recently signed federal executive order that aims to combat emerging firearm threats in the schools and to improve school-based active-shooter drills address the findings of a MyVoice study on the same topic. Respondents in a nationwide sample of youth aged 14-24...
Undergrad students present findings from MyVoice study on youth perspectives and experiences with Fentanyl
Trinity Amalraj and Sophia Davis not only dip their toes into research, they also find mentors, community and confidence with their project involvement. Thanks to their work with MyVoice members and survey data, college students Trinity Amalraj and Sophia Davis have...
Young people report they are worried about the environment and ready to take action
A report issued by the Association of American Medical Colleges' Center for Health Justice has cited MyVoice research, noting that 85% percent of the 14- to 17-year-olds in its youth sample expressed being “somewhat” or “very” worried about climate change. They...
Sunscreen dispensers make skin cancer prevention easier
This story originally appeared on the Michigan Medicine Health Lab Blog, It was written by John Masson with artwork by Justine Ross, multimedia designer with Michigan Medicine Department of Communications. Sometimes it’s better not to overcomplicate things. So when...
MyVoice student researchers present two projects at U-M’s recent Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Symposium
Carson Downer, undergraduate student at the University of Michigan, pictured left, and fellow U-M student Aamina Hussain, pictured right, participated in the recent College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program’s Annual...
New paper: Young people’s perspectives on how parents can support their children experiencing weight-related pressures
MyVoice researchers recently published a paper titled, "Be more positive and more kind to your own bodies': Adolescent and young adult preferences for how parents can support their children with weight-related pressures,“ in the journal, Body Image. The researchers...
MyVoice researchers publish paper about youths’ perceptions of cannabis use during pregnancy
MyVoice researchers recently published a paper titled, "Perspectives of adolescents and young adults on cannabis use during pregnancy“ in the journal, Addictive Behaviors. The authors conducted the national text-based survey, with 666 young people between the ages of...