Vienna doctor warns of new illness among young people

Despite the growing number of complaints caused by the use of electronic devices, many people are not taking the initiative to combat this problem. A typical scene on public transport: most people are now looking at their smartphones. They all tilt their heads down so far that their chins rest on their chests. People who look at their cell phones during work hours often unconsciously lower their gaze to the screen. The discomfort is not immediately noticeable, but it gradually builds up over time. Sports physician, traumatologist, and orthopedist Martin…

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Start of summer vacation in eastern Austria

More than half a million children and teenagers in Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland will start their nine-week summer vacation on Friday after receiving their report cards. For students in other provinces, vacation will begin a week later. School will start again on September 1 in the east and September 8 in the west. As usual, the end of the school year will also cause heavy traffic on the roads—in addition to eastern Austria, the holidays also begin in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the German states of Thuringia,…

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