Coverage dated October 4, 2026

Digital media health risks warrant global action to protect young people, experts argue

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The way digital technologies are currently built and governed creates real risks to health worldwide, alongside genuine benefits, according to a new three-paper series authored by 13 global experts and published in The Lancet.

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Digital media health risks warrant global action to protect young people, experts argue (opens MedicalXpress)
Published Oct 4, 2026
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The way digital technologies are currently built and governed creates real risks to health worldwide, alongside genuine benefits, according to a new three-paper series authored by 13 global experts and published in The Lancet.
Fast Company
From nearsightedness to self-harm: Meta-review looks at how digital media impacts young people’s health (opens Fast Company)
Published Oct 4, 2026
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Digital media has become inescapable, and there’s still a lot we don’t know about its effects on young people’s physical and mental health. But we do have enough evidence of its harms to warrant government action, say the authors of a series on “digital determinants of health” published today in The…