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Screens are virtually inescapable. What are they doing to our health? artwork
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Screens are virtually inescapable. What are they doing to our health?

PBS NewsHour - Science by PBS NewsHour

Jun 26, 2026Science & Medicine

They're in our pockets, workplaces, homes and schools — screens are everywhere. Americans are spending more than seven hours a day looking at screens. What is this doing to our well being? And does all this screen time a...

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Screens are virtually inescapable. What are they doing to our health? is an episode from PBS NewsHour - Science by PBS NewsHour. They're in our pockets, workplaces, homes and schools — screens are everywhere. Americans are spending more tha...

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Published Jun 26, 2026, audio available.