Wellbeing

Is 'text neck' real? Learn how spending up to 5 hours daily looking down at smartphones strains your neck, but why experts caution that poor posture, stress, and a sedentary lifestyle may be the true culprits behind chronic neck and upper back pain.

In a groundbreaking move, global ride-hailing service inDrive partners with Sezim, Kazakhstan’s first anonymous online therapy platform, to offer free mental health consultations to its users following any incidents. This initiative expands corporate mental health support beyond employees to the consumer base.

Chile joins the global trend of banning phones in schools to boost concentration and mental health. Discover how a Santiago school is blocking cell signals and making teens swap Instagram and TikTok for libraries and classic games. This initiative is backed by a 2021 King's College London study linking heavy phone reliance to higher risks of anxiety and depression.

A new investigation by Canada's Privacy Commissioner found that TikTok is collecting sensitive data from minors. The report raises concerns about the platform's age verification processes and its use of children's personal information for targeted content and marketing.