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Dana Corriel

Phoning All Techies: Here's How Smartphones Can Affect Your Health Phoning All Techies: Here's How Smartphones Can Affect Your Health
Phoning All Techies: Here's How Smartphones Can Affect Your Health There's seemingly no escaping them. As smartphones play an increasingly irreplaceable role in people’s lives, medical professionals caution that spending too much time on phones can actually interfere with our physical and mental health. Dr. Dana Corriel, director of quality for Highland Medical, P.C. and board-certified internist at Pearl River Internal Medicine, explains how to be smart about using smartphones. Q: How can smartphones affect people’s health? A: I think there’s a role for screens in people’s lives both in a professional setting and out. But too much screen time can lead to…