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  1. DATE: September 2, 2026 at 04:30AM
    SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTH

    TITLE: Opinion: The next DSM should address the algorithm’s role in eating disorders

    URL: statnews.com/2026/09/02/dsm-6-

    This fall, clinicians and researchers around the world will gather at conferences to discuss the future of psychiatric care, including the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), expected in 2030.

    It will be the first revision since 2013, when TikTok didn’t exist and generative AI wasn’t a source of health information. That same year, Facebook retired its old ranking system and moved to a machine learning model built to predict what would keep someone scrolling. The way algorithms now shape how people think about food, their bodies, and themselves would have seemed like science fiction in 2013.

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    URL: statnews.com/2026/09/02/dsm-6-

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  2. GLP-1 drug prescribed to woman with eating disorder via telehealth
    By Lauren Roberts and Genelle Weule

    The ABC has learned of a young woman with anorexia nervosa who was prescribed an Ozempic-like drug through a telehealth clinic. Experts say the incident highlights the need for more oversight.

    abc.net.au/news/health/2026-08

    #EatingDisorders #PharmaceuticalIndustry #Pharmaceuticals #LaurenRoberts #GenelleWeule

  3. GLP-1 drug prescribed to woman with eating disorder via telehealth
    By Lauren Roberts and Genelle Weule

    The ABC has learned of a young woman with anorexia nervosa who was prescribed an Ozempic-like drug through a telehealth clinic. Experts say the incident highlights the need for more oversight.

    abc.net.au/news/health/2026-08

    #EatingDisorders #PharmaceuticalIndustry #Pharmaceuticals #LaurenRoberts #GenelleWeule

  4. GLP-1 drug prescribed to woman with eating disorder via telehealth
    By Lauren Roberts and Genelle Weule

    The ABC has learned of a young woman with anorexia nervosa who was prescribed an Ozempic-like drug through a telehealth clinic. Experts say the incident highlights the need for more oversight.

    abc.net.au/news/health/2026-08

    #EatingDisorders #PharmaceuticalIndustry #Pharmaceuticals #LaurenRoberts #GenelleWeule

  5. Exactly how much more sleep and exercise you need to avoid having a heart attack

    UK Biobank project reveals how much extra sleep, exercise and vegetables in our diet we need daily, to…
    #NewsBeep #News #Fitness #AU #Australia #diet #eatingdisorders #Education #Health #heartattack #heartdisease #monashuniversity #NHS #UniversityofSydney
    newsbeep.com/au/561171/

  6. Exactly how much more sleep and exercise you need to avoid having a heart attack

    UK Biobank project reveals how much extra sleep, exercise and vegetables in our diet we need daily, to…
    #NewsBeep #News #Fitness #AU #Australia #diet #eatingdisorders #Education #Health #heartattack #heartdisease #monashuniversity #NHS #UniversityofSydney
    newsbeep.com/au/561171/

  7. #Introduction time: I'm a Lecturer in mental health #nursing at King's College London. My research interests are #eatingdisorders #FamilyTherapy #attachment #psychometrics #mentalization #SystematicReviews #SEM and #qual methods.

    I'm also interested in #OpenScience and #ClinicalAcademic pathways for nurses and #AHPs.