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Bring on the boredom - why being idle can be good for you
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 14.3.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, technology-free
Summary | Nowadays people are always connected, and they don't know how to be bored. Being bored is actually good for you (and your health) according to writer Eva Hoffman. However, people try to avoid boredom. People are addicted to new technology, which is not heping.
Image Description | Two photographs of Eva Hoffman, photograph of a woman yawning, and a woman using a remote control next to a dog
Image Tags | female(s)
Girls gang up on boys in new cyberbullying craze called 'roasting', expert warns
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 25.7.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, cyberbullying, gender, social media, texting, threat, youth
Summary | "Roasting" is a new cyberbullying craze where girls pick on boys on WhatsApp, Instagram, or Facebook until they crack. Teenage girls and boys have already killed themselves because of cyberbullying.
Image Description | Photograph of three young girls using and staring at their smartphone
Image Tags | female(s), smartphone
App lets doctors trade photos of patients for advice
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 11.12.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, social media, threat, WhatsApp
Summary | Many doctors often consult with each other when they are unsure how to treat a patient. This becomes a problem when they share images of patients without their consent on unsafe platforms such as WhatsApp. Now a safer platform has been developed where registered doctors can pool their expertise. Especially doctors working with refugees who don't speak their language find this incredibly useful.
Image Description | Refugee children and women wrapped in blankets.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
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