Med’s Eileen Anderson examines adolescent cell phone and social media use

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cleveland.comEileen Anderson, the Anne Templeton Zimmerman MD Professor in Bioethics at the School of Medicine, said that for some adolescents, cell phones and social media can improve their anxiety levels and moods, but stepping away from the screen during academic instruction provides benefits to learning across the board.