Screen time refers to the time a person spends looking at a screen on a device such as a television, smartphone, computer, or game console. There has been plentiful research done on screen time and ...

As Americans prepare to spring forward on Sunday, some might dread the looming loss of an hour of sleep. In fact, over half of U.S. adults now oppose daylight saving time, according to a recent Gallup ...

Dr. Rachana Kulkarni tells PEOPLE that "everyone" is affected by Daylight Savings Time and shared the positive and negative health effects tied to it Getty As you prepare to spring ahead when Daylight ...

Discussing mental health can feel scary and overwhelming, but an annual initiative is pushing to normalize it. Thursday, Feb. 6, is Time to Talk Day, a day of awareness about discussing mental health ...

People have a pretty intuitive sense of what is healthy – standing is better than sitting, exercise is great for overall health, and getting good sleep is imperative. However, if exercise in the ...

Daylight saving time is upon us once again and according to some studies, the time change can have negative health impacts. Still, the act of changing our clocks twice a year persists. On Sunday, ...

A sunset along Rehoboth Bay in Southern Delaware. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! It happens ...

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. Expertise Public health, new wellness ...