Everyone has received the dreaded text message at some point: “You can come. If you want.” For some people, this kind of text lighting up their phone screen appears as nothing more than a choice as to whether or not they will go to said outing or event.
The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
Imagine this: The conversation has been going really well, and then suddenly the other person stops responding. You try not to check your phone every five minutes — maybe you throw it across the room...
What would you share with your doctor? People are sending photos of rashes on a diverse array of body parts to their doctors for advice or a diagnosis in a new practice known as “telemedicine,” The...
For the first time in my scholastic career, my life seemed to align with the storyline of a book. In class last week, we read William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which includes...
We often see a trend in doctor-patient relationships in the United States. Most of us are told not to hesitate to reach out should we have an issue with a medication or treatment plan, while doctors spend...
A quick examination of my diary would lead one to believe two things: whatever device I used to write my entries didn’t have spell check, and throughout my whole life I’ve been a little bit boy crazy....
I told him frankly that he was terrible at texting.
“I know,” he said, hiding mischief in his smile, something I would both fall for and fall out of favor with. “I’ll call you tonight.” Calling?...
Use of cellphones for purposes of text messaging, photography and Internet-surfing has increased among adults since 2010, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center.
The survey found 80...
