U.S. Healthcare Access, Long Covid Risks, and Social Media's Impact on Youth Mental Health

Morning Medical with Dr. Chow · Jul 18, 2024 · 18m · transcript

In today's episode, Dr. Chi-Ming Chow provides an overview of the latest survey on healthcare access, affordability, and the trend of cost-related appointment skipping in the U.S. He discusses findings from the West Health-Gallup 2024 Survey on Aging in America, highlighting generational differences in healthcare access. The episode also covers the development of long Covid risk and the impact of vaccination on its prevalence. Dr. Chow examines the U.S. Surgeon General's advisory on the effects of social media on youth mental health and explores TikTok's role as a health information source…