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Do School Cellphone Bans Improve Youth Mental Health?

Pennsylvania is poised to require a bell-to-bell cellphone ban in schools. The policy may make classrooms calmer and school days less digitally saturated. But the emerging research suggests something more complicated: taking phones away at school is not the same thing as treating the youth mental-health crisis. Pennsylvania’s phone-free moment Pennsylvania is about to join […]

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How Backpack Designs Impact Adolescent Back Pain

A bustling classroom is filled with the chatter of young students, each anticipating the day’s lessons. While excitement fills the air, buried within this everyday scene is a hidden challenge: countless youths hoist their bags onto one shoulder, a seemingly small choice that might carry hefty consequences. Thousands of miles away, school officials deliberate on […]

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How Rethinking Graduate Admissions Could Save Public Health

In the landscape of public health, where the workforce shortage is a growing concern, the way we admit students into graduate programs could hold the key to addressing these challenges. This study from the University at Buffalo sheds light on the factors that predict success for students in public health graduate programs. Surprisingly (or maybe […]

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