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Background: Media content plays a significant role in shaping behaviors, attitudes, and lifestyle choices, especially among children, a demographic that is highly impressionable and actively engaged with various media platforms.Aims: This article explores the role of media literacy in equipping children to critically evaluate media content that promotes unhealthy lifestyles, including poor dietary choices, sedentary behavior, celebrity worship and unrealistic body ideals.Methodology: This study employs a qualitative approach, synthesizing data from case studies, government reports, and peer-reviewed academic literature to explore the role of media literacy in fostering healthy lifestyle choices among children.Findings: The findings indicate that current media literacy education programs for children are insufficient, largely because they often fail to include parental education. Parents play a pivotal role as mediators of children’s media consumption, and their active participation in media literacy education strengthens the impact of such interventions. The article argues for an integrated media literacy curriculum targeting both children and parents to create a more comprehensive understanding of healthy lifestyle practices and critical media engagement. Recommendations for policy, educational frameworks, and family-centered interventions are proposed to address these gaps.Conclusions: We emphasize the importance of a holistic approach to media literacy that includes all involved people and bodies in promoting healthier lifestyle choices among children.

This qualitative study examined the perspectives of Iranian clinical interns on the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare, with a focus on perceived opportunities, challenges, and the readiness of medical professionals for AI integration. A total of 64 clinical interns were recruited through snowball sampling from teaching hospitals across Tehran. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis to identify key insights regarding the participants' views on AI technologies in clinical practice. The findings revealed a general optimism about the potential of AI to enhance diagnostic accuracy, streamline workflows, and improve patient outcomes. However, participants expressed concerns about ethical dilemmas, such as the impact of AI on clinical decision-making autonomy and patient privacy. Many interns highlighted the need for AI to complement rather than replace human judgment in medicine. Additionally, most participants identified significant gaps in their training regarding AI, emphasizing the necessity for curriculum reforms to better prepare future clinicians for working alongside advanced technologies.