<p>These days, our mobile phones are rarely far away. Whether it’s in your hand, your pocket, or under your pillow at night.</p><p>Mobiles do emit radiation in order to connect to phone towers, which enables us to stay in contact with people and the internet.</p><p>But is that radiation doing us harm?</p><p>Norman and Tegan talk through the facts – what we do know, don’t know and suspect about our tech companions.</p><p>What's That Rash? is coming to YouTube! Keep an eye out for the video version of this episode on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ABCScience">ABC Science</a>. </p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/cell-phones-fact-sheet">National Cancer Institute - Cell Phones and Cancer Risk</a></li><li><a href="https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/12/e024489.full">Mobile phone use and incidence of brain tumour histological types, grading or anatomical location: a population-based ecological study</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877782116300509?via%3Dihub">Has the incidence of brain cancer risen in Australia since the introduction of mobile phones 29 years ago?</a></li><li><a href="https://arpansa.gov.au/news/5g-new-generation-mobile-phone-network-and-health">5G: the new generation of the mobile phone network and health</a></li></ul>