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Screen Time Surge During Lockdowns Fuels Myopia Epidemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered daily routines, particularly for children who have become dependent on digital devices for education and entertainment. This shift has raised concerns about the potential impact of prolonged screen time on the prevalence of myopia, an eye condition where distant objects appear blurry while close objects are seen clearly. Studies… Read More »

‘There’s a danger that drinking has got much worse during Covid lockdowns’

The word “spike” has become ­so familiar to us in the last year due to spikes in Covid-19 ­infections and admissions to hospitals. But there have been other ones running in parallel – spikes in alcohol deaths. Especially between April and September last year. And the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal… Read More »