In conversation with Avneet Kaur, paediatrician, Dr MS Bhutani, who is also the president of the Indian Medical Association ...

One recent and perhaps more novel way to deal with phone addiction is to buy a dumbphone. This phone provides all the basic functions, such as calling or using an alarm clock, but it doesn’t have any ...

Astigmatism, a common refractive error causing blurred or distorted vision, is primarily caused by an irregular shape of the ...

It starts innocently enough—a parent hands their child a tablet to keep them occupied during dinner or a car ride. What begins as an occasional distraction soon becomes a daily habit. While technolo ...

There's no strong evidence that cellphones cause cancer. There also isn't strong evidence that cellphones cause teen ...

Experts warn of rising myopia cases due to extended digital device usage, especially among children. The increase in screen ...

Spending too much time on your phone can lead to pain, tendonitis, and pinched nerves in your fingers, hands, and elbows.

Diabetes is no longer just an adult concern—children are increasingly being diagnosed with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

In a broader effort to address sleep and mental health concerns for all age groups, China has announced plans to establish sleep and mental health clinics in every prefecture-level city by the end of ...

Implementing Nova Scotia’s school cellphone ban achieved some initial success, but it is becoming a harder slog. That’s the ...

If you've got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it — checking Instagram, watching silly TikTok videos, messaging on WhatsApp or doomscrolling on X. It can be hard to curb excessive use ...

Spending hours mindlessly scrolling or consuming content with harmful messages can clearly have a negative impact on mental ...