Self-diagnosing using the internet is a common activity.
In fact, according to Google’s Health Vice President David Feinberg, MD, as much as 7% of Google’s daily searches are health-related. We spend a lot of time online, and with such information being so quick and easy to access it’s unsurprising that Google is often our first resort.
Gold and white or black and blue? Who can ever forget the dress that sent the internet into a whirlwind?
Not everything is what it seems, especially when it comes to optical illusions.
From dancing to cooking recipes, TikTok has been the source of many viral trends. However, the app has also been known to be the start of many dangerous health trends such as dry scooping and DIY mole removals.
Whether you’re continuing to work from home, or simply obsessed with the latest Netflix series, we spend a lot of time using technology and it’s important we are protecting our vision.
From lack of sleep, a salty meal, ageing and even stress, having bags under our eyes is something we all experience. Whilst many of us are looking at ways to reduce them, it’s important to understand the science behind them, why they occur and how we can lessen them.
Roshni Patel, BSC (Hons) MCOptom reveals the truth behind bags under our eyes, the causes of them and some advice on how to help reduce them.
TikTok’s popularity has boomed and become one of the biggest social media platforms in the world, with over 1.1 billion users worldwide, across 154 countries. Brits spend an average of 41 minutes on the app daily, which is the equivalent of 13.5 days since the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020.
