Lynn Silver
Dr. Lynn Silver is a pediatrician and a clinical professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also a senior adviser at the Public Health Institute, where she focuses on marijuana policy and public health. Recently, she has been in the news for co-authoring an editorial that emphasizes the serious cardiovascular risks associated with cannabis use, advocating for more robust health warnings and education regarding its dangers.
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Lynn Silver is the director of the program Getting it Right from the Start at the Public Health Institute and co-author of the study.
Consumir cannabis en la adolescencia duplica riesgo de trastornos psicóticos y bipolares
Dominican Republic· 2026-02-21
Lynn Silver is the director of the program Getting it Right from the Start at the Public Health Institute and co-author of the study.
Consumir cannabis en la adolescencia aumenta el riesgo de enfermedades mentales - Ciencia
Paraguay· 2026-02-21Lynn Silver is a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who expressed concerns about the cardiovascular risks linked to cannabis.
Maconha pode dobrar risco de morte por doença cardíaca, aponta novo estudo
Brazil· 2025-06-21
Lynn Silver is a pediatrician and clinical professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco.
Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of death from heart attacks, stroke - New study
Ghana· 2025-06-19
