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Side Effects: The Details Hiding in Plain Sight

Phones in class, a 25-year prescription gone wrong, pickleball's hidden danger, and why your spin class is too loud — four findings hiding in everyday care.

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  • Kerri Miller

  • March 9, 2026

  • 6 min

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    A study found that students aged 11 to 18 spent an average of 2.2 hours on their phones during school, primarily on social media and YouTube.

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    Frequent phone pickups, averaging 64 times during school hours, correlated with poorer cognitive control, regardless of total screen time.

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    Minocycline can cause hyperpigmentation in 2.4% to 14.8% of patients, often misdiagnosed, necessitating careful monitoring in long-term users.

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    Only 20% of professional pickleball players wear eye protection, despite a significant increase in eye injuries associated with the sport.

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    Reducing fitness class music volume by 3 dBA showed no significant change in perceived exertion, yet classes often exceed safe noise levels.

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Side Effects: The Details Hiding in Plain Sight

  • by Kerri Miller

  • March 9, 2026

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