The Data Gap – Measuring Exposure...

The Data Gap – Measuring Exposure Without Measuring Harm

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Population Health Weekly por Shehnoor Azhar
T3 · E3
21 ago 2026
12:38

Notas del episodio

We measure screen time with precision, but we don't measure its health impact. Road deaths, hearing loss, myopia—statistics exist, but attribution to digital devices is missing. ICD-10 has a code for digital distraction, yet it's almost never used. Meanwhile, research on mobile health is dwarfed by other fields. The data exists. The will doesn't.

And Erin Rodgers shines The Spotlight on something concrete.

Palabras clave

digital epidemiology
myopia from screens
the digital scar podcast
screen time effects
distracted driving
hearing loss prevention
Concrete and human health
health risks to cement workers
ICD-10 code Y93.C2
digital health data gap

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