Compulsive smartphone habits in older adults can be linked to a higher risk of depression, according to a study led by a ...

About 70% of adults say they spend too much time on phones. Mario Lacovou discusses therapy for phone addiction, while Dr. Megan Moreno explains warning signs and ways to cut screen time.

A Rutgers researcher leading the study said the matter “comes down to purposeful interaction versus compulsive escapism” Compulsive smartphone habits in older adults can be linked to a higher risk of ...

SouthLight Healthcare is using opioid settlement funds to connect patients with housing, transportation, food and other resources that support recovery.

Today's episode was produced for Planet Money by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, edited by Alex Goldmark, and engineered by Maggie Luthar. The original Throughline episode was produced by Rund Abdelfatah, ...

You pick up your phone to do one quick task, and suddenly 20 minutes have flown by without you even noticing. How do apps do that to you? Today on the show, we bring you an episode of Short Wave that ...

People just really want to take back control of their time, their lives, their attention... They’re down for whatever helps them do that.” ...

Jeremy Rellosa spent a month living old school. He ditched his cellphone and relied on a landline.

A group of young men in Haryana's Nuh district publicly smashed 55 mobile phones saying that smartphones have become like an addiction, and people are increasingly getting hooked on them. The incident ...

Jeremy Rellosa spent a month living old school. He ditched his cellphone and relied on a landline. Ben Brock Johnson Director, Digital Audio Ben Brock Johnson is the director of digital audio at WBUR ...

Many therapists help gambling patients take responsibility for the effects of their addiction, but some experts say an approach that focuses exclusively on personal responsibility is insufficient for ...