The funny thing about smartphone addiction is that it makes low-effort tasks feel totally productive. When I finally quit doomscrolling through Instagram and TikTok to watch an actual movie or TV show, I feel like I’ve just spent the afternoon studying physics. Platforms like Netflix, which could once be seen as time-wasting entertainment, now seem…
Use of aspirin is controversial in patients with giant cell arteritis, as the overall evidence points to no cardiovascular benefit. In a retrospective study, patients with giant cell arteritis who initiated aspirin for primary prevention had a reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular events at 1 and 3 years. However, these patients had a greater…
If you haven’t thought recently about which Android apps have access to your device’s location, camera, microphone, or other features, now is a good time to do a privacy audit and ensure these permissions are up to date. There’s another permission type that allows apps access to system-wide resources, so while you’re at it, you…
Electric cars could make their owners money while they sit idle Maskot Bildbyrå At least 90 per cent of the electricity generation being built today is renewable. But solar and wind farms produce electricity only when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing, so the power supply will fluctuate more. A pilot project…
Heralding a “step forward on testosterone therapy for men,” the FDA announced an initiative to support a potential new indication of low libido in men due to idiopathic hypogonadism. The FDA will encourage drug companies with existing approved indications for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to contact the agency about the potential new indication. “New and…
The Host President Donald Trump this week nominated a former deputy surgeon general who has expressed support for vaccines to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Considered a more traditional fit for the job, Erica Schwartz would be the agency’s fourth leader in roughly a year, should she be confirmed by the Senate. …
When you service a niche market like e-reader enthusiasts—the kind of folks who can name five different e-ink devices that aren’t the Amazon Kindle—you’d do well to pay attention to what your customers are saying, and respond accordingly. That’s what Chinese tech firm Bigme had to do this week: The announcement of its latest smartphone…
My friend and colleague Felicia Cox, who has died aged 60, was an inspirational nurse leader who carried out pioneering work in pain management. She was editor in chief of the British Journal of Pain for more than a decade and a founder member of the Pain Nurse Network, which was originally for UK nurses…
I can sympathise with Stuart Heritage (My son is getting glasses for the first time. He’s fine about it but I’m an emotional wreck, 16 April), as I too was extremely short-sighted for most of my life, and suffered as a youngster from numerous taunts. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel….
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