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When The Best Hearing Aids For The Elderly Are Not Enough, Consider This Solution
Hearing loss is a significant health concern in the United States, especially for the elderly. One in every three people 65 years of age and one in every two 75 years of age a...Full Article
CSHA Releases Video, Resource Guide To Help Parents, Others Determine Children's Language Development Status, Need For Help
The California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA) has released an educational video and supporting online resource guide to help parents, medical professionals, educat...Full Article
More Cancer Cases Among Women With Sleep Apnea
Women with severe sleep apnea appear to be at an elevated risk of getting cancer, a study shows. No causal relationship is demonstrated, but the link between nocturnal hypoxia...Full Article
Two-In-One Contrast Agent For Medical Imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visualizes internal body structures, often with the help of contrast agents to enhance sensitivity. A Belgian team of scientists has now devel...Full Article
Canadian Researchers Find ‘Silent’ Strokes Common After Surgery, Linked To Cognitive Decline
Canadian researchers have discovered that covert – or ‘silent’ - strokes are common in seniors after they have elective, non-cardiac surgery and double their risk of cognitive...Full Article
Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Can Learn – And Benefit From – Mindfulness Meditation
There’s currently no known way to prevent older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from developing Alzheimer’s disease. But there may be a safe and feasible non-phar...Full Article
Prize-Winning, Student-Designed App Identifies Social Conditions Contributing To Mortality App Review
An app created by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students that identifies social conditions contributing to declining life expectancy at a community level is a Phase 1 winne...Full Article
Nanoscale “Glass” Bottles Could Enable Targeted Drug Delivery
Tiny silica bottles filled with medicine and a special temperature-sensitive material could be used for drug delivery to kill malignant cells only in certain parts of the body...Full Article
Study Finds Lack Of Racial Diversity In Cancer Drug Clinical Trials
New research published this week in JAMA Oncology has found a lack of racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials for cancer drugs. The study — “Disparity of Race Reportin...Full Article
Pharmacist-Led Approach In Community Hospitals Can Cut Antibiotic Use
In small, community hospitals that don’t have resources for a dedicated staff to oversee the proper use of antibiotics, turning to staff pharmacists showed promise in a model ...Full Article
Imaging A Brain Thinking, Using A New MRI Technique
An international team of researchers with partial support from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) developed a new MRI technique that can c...Full Article
Northwell Offers Hospitalized Patients Help In Dealing With Opioid, Substance-Use Issues
Northwell Health today announced the implementation of its substance-use screening protocol for patients who are admitted to its hospitals, broadening its ability to support m...Full Article
WINDGO Granted IoT Wearable Products Patent
WINDGO, Inc., a research and development company specializing in smart material and vibrational transfer technologies, announced today that they have been granted US Patent No...
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Emerging Wound Care Therapy Now Heals Limbs Previously Scheduled For Amputation
AVANTI Technologies Inc. (AVANTI) nursing team supports Los Angeles medical device company, Numotech Inc., to address one of health care's biggest challenges - nonhealing woun...Full Article
First Integrative Neurorehabilitation™ Program In The Country Launches At Nexus Neurorecovery Center, Augmenting The Healing Process For Brain Injured Patients
Pain and stress management are hot topics in the United States. Like many healthcare providers, Nexus Neurorecovery Center has focused on alternative ways to address discomfor...Full Article
Moderate To Heavy Drinking During Pregnancy Alters Genes In Newborns, Mothers
Mothers who drink moderate to high levels of alcohol during pregnancy may be changing their babies’ DNA, according to a Rutgers-led study. “Our findings may make it easier to...Full Article
Scars: Gone With The Foam
A scar on the elbow that is strained with every movement, or a foot, on which a wound simply does not want to close – poorly healing injuries are a common cause of health rest...Full Article
Drug Accelerates Blood System’s Recovery After Chemotherapy, Radiation
In mice, new compound lifts molecular ‘brakes’ that normally slow the regeneration of blood stem cells Sarah C.P. Williams A drug developed by UCLA physician-scientists and...Full Article
Surgeons Report Success In Reducing Opioid Prescribing Without Increasing Patients’ Pain
Having a hernia repaired, or an appendix or gallbladder removed, hurts. And for the past two decades, patients having these common operations in the U.S. have gone home from t...Full Article
The Medical Minute: Keep Your Bones Strong At Every Age
Falling may be painful, especially if the landing is less than graceful. Even a few steps out the front door can carry with them the risk of falling. “Don’t wait until you fa...Full Article
Abnormal Blood Pressure In Middle And Late Life Influences Dementia Risk
In a study that spanned two and a half decades and looked at data from more than 4,700 participants, Johns Hopkins researchers have added to evidence that abnormal blood press...Full Article
Up To Half Of Patients Withhold Life-Threatening Issues From Doctors
Facing the threat of domestic violence, being a survivor of sexual assault, struggling with depression or thoughts of suicide are four topics that are difficult to broach with...Full Article
New Link Between Endocannabinoids And Exercise May Help In Treatment Of Depression
Researchers know exercise improves mood for people with depression, but there are still questions about exactly how it makes people feel better. The answers may be found in t...Full Article
Nerve Stimulation + Repetitive Sounds Help Improve Hearing
Combining seizure-preventing electrical stimulation with repetitive musical tones improves processing of sounds in the brain, according to new research. The discovery may prov...Full Article
Dementia Care Program Improves Mental Health Of Patients, Caregivers
UCLA-led research finds that a comprehensive dementia care program staffed by nurse practitioners working within a health system improves the mental and emotional health of pa...Full Article
