Stress, social media and tips to help you turn off your phone

Stress, social media and tips to help you turn off your phone

There is no shortage of academic literature to attest to the addictive power of social media. The phenomenon has become so common that it even has its own place on the Addiction Center website, which states that about 5% to 10% of Americans meet the criteria for social media addiction. The Addiction Center characterizes social … Read more

Baby’s dark brown eyes suddenly turn indigo blue after antiviral treatment against COVID-19. But why?

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A 6-month-old boy’s brown eyes turned a deep indigo blue color after he was given the antiviral favipiravir to treat COVID-19. This case is unusual, but it’s not the first time doctors have reported that a patient’s eyes have changed color after prescribing favipiravir for COVID-19. So what could be causing this bizarre effect? First, … Read more