Technology

While handing technology over to children can be an understandably scary thing to parents, the internet does have the potential to be an effective and engaging educational tool. The right apps and websites can nurture a child’s imagination, teach useful life skills, and aid in overall development. 

With the amount of information online today, it’s so easy to start scrolling through Facebook or Instagram and not realize that you’ve been staring at the screen glassy-eyed for 45 minutes. Social media can have a huge impact on our lives, and the faster we acknowledge that the easier it will be for us to take back control. There are a number of strategies that we can employ to help us manage our social media, and control what we see so we don’t spend hours aimlessly scrolling. Here are a few ways that you can declutter your social media to help boost your productivity.

Hate working out? You aren’t alone – exercise is a chore, not an activity to look forward to. Yet there is a way to turn a daily workout into a good time. The answer is in your back pocket… it’s your phone!

As we find ourselves busier and busier, it’s easy to get caught up in the enjoyment, pleasure, and satisfaction that comes from being continually occupied. Our smartphones are with us every second of the day, and there’s always something new to check out on Instagram or Facebook, which only serves to heighten our experience of daily life passing us by faster than we can experience it. One of the ways that people have started to push back against the constant encroachment of technology and social media into our lives is through the practice of mindfulness.

There is never enough help to go around. Luckily, more than a few tech-savvy do-gooders have taken it upon themselves to design sleek, popular and intuitive smartphone apps that make it easier for all of us to do our part. Today on Healthversed, we’ll take a look at the most popular, charitable apps that are changing the world one click at a time. Let’s go!

Over the past several years, virtual reality has followed social media into the mainstream, gaining popularity by the masses. Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, Google Daydream View, Samsung Gear VR, and HTV Vive are being adopted by more and more households each year, but with added exposure comes added risk. And virtual reality has definitely found plenty with the latter.

Your cell phone is more than just a lean, mean, selfie taking machine. It’s a multi-tool that can supply you with a seemingly endless number of life-enhancing, change inducing apps. We aren’t talking about Candy Crush or Clash of Clans here. We’re talking about practical companions!

For the first time in the UK, surgeons at the London facility have successfully transplanted organs obtained from an HIV-positive donor into an HIV-positive recipient. The procedure, which included the transplant of two kidneys and two livers, was performed late last year.