NIH Director EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Ban, Over-Prescription & Saving Gen Z | #108

<p>Desperate to help, are doctors reaching for tools that leave patients worse off?</p><p><br></p><p>Why is antidepressant damage hidden from the public?</p><p><br></p><p>Why are so many people on SSRIs when scientists don’t even know how they work?</p><p><br></p><p>There are so many questions that need to be answered as this modern medical scandal unfolds, and I travelled to the White House to put them to the head of the NIH himself, Dr Jay Bhattacharya.</p><p><br></p><p>Dr Bhattacharya is the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and an emeritus Professor at Stanford School of Medicine where he has been a faculty member for over 25 years.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Dr Bhattacharya on X: https://x.com/DrJBhattacharya</p><p><br></p><p>Get 20% off SHIFT with my discount: http://shiftyourphone.com/elliot</p><p><br></p><p>Apply to join the best podcast school in the world: https://thepodpro.com/elliot</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS:</p><p>00:00 Coming up…</p><p>00:17 You need to touch grass</p><p>01:02 If you could fund one study, what would it be?</p><p>02:11 Should social media be banned for under 16s?</p><p>06:10 Is the government too out of touch to help?</p><p>09:16 Have SSRIs led to more depression diagnoses?</p><p>12:19 What are you doing to help those damaged by meds?</p><p>16:17 Has there been a cover up?</p><p>21:22 Could this be compared to the op*oid crisis?</p><p>24:31 Is there hope for my girlfriend?</p><p>27:47 What is your action plan for helping Gen Z?</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to my Substack to support the show and join the community! https://elliotbewick.substack.com/</p><p><br></p><p>My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliotbewick/</p><p><br></p><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elliotbewick</p><p><br></p><p>X: https://x.com/elliotbewick</p><p><br></p><p>ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION: </p><p>In a world saturated by social media and marked by skyrocketing rates of anxiety, depression, and ADHD among Gen Z, young people are growing up in a landscape of chaos and contradiction. While protests swell in city streets and activists hurl soup at famous artworks to demand climate action, a quieter crisis unfolds within - the mental and emotional battles faced by a generation trying to make sense of it all.</p><p>The Next Generation is hosted by 21-year-old Elliot Bewick, offering a raw and honest look at the world through the eyes of those living in it. Bringing together insight from professionals and young people on the ground, this podca