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There’s an Effective Way to Treat Gaming And Internet Addiction in Teens

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Being unhealthily addicted to video games or the internet is now recognized by the World Health Organization‘s International Classification of Diseases, with adolescents particularly at risk – and as you might expect, the global coronavirus pandemic has made the situation worse.   With the disorders linked to mental health problems and poorer academic performance, researchers … Read more

Why is omicron more infectious but less severe? What the science says so far

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The omicron variant infects cells in a different way, is present in higher levels in saliva and seems more likely to cause asymptomatic infections – all findings that could help explain why omicron is spreading so rapidly but resulting in a lower proportion of hospitalisations and deaths Health 6 January 2022 By Michael Le Page … Read more