A Guide to Ensuring an Active Social Life as You Age
Developing hearing difficulties and struggling with memory loss can result in many seniors withdrawing from friends and family, and drastically reducing the number of social engagements in which they partake each More...
Hearing Loss & Mental Health: The Impact of Hearing Loss On Mental Wellbeing
Hearing loss refers to a reduction in a person’s ability to hear. Some individuals may still be able to hear loud sounds or sounds produced close to them, while others may experience total loss of hearing. Only More...
Healthcare Trends That Defined 2019
The healthcare industry is one of the most crucial aspects of every society. After all, it saves lives and keeps people healthy. The evolution of healthcare is conditioned by technological advancement. The good More...
Father and Son, Terry and Rocky Anderson Sentenced for Hearing Aid Healthcare Fraud
A father/son duo who submitted more than $27 million in fraudulent hearing aid claims to insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas was sentenced yesterday to eight and seven years in federal prison, respectively, More...
What Parents Should Consider Before Filing a Birth Injury Lawsuit
Every parent’s worst nightmare is that their child will be somehow injured during their birth. Delivering a child is one of the most joyful and exciting moments in life, but with unexpected complications that More...
Gene Therapy and LEDs Help Boost Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants
Researchers are using optogenetics to help improve cochlear implants, which work through nerve stimulation. The implants work, but the sound is often muffled and distorted. Implant technology can only distinguish More...
Chile: Over 100K protest making abortion legal in
Over 100,000 took to the streets of Chile, through downtown Santiago for a “Celebrate Life” rally to protest the government’s mandate for legalizing abortion. Evangelical Christians joined Catholics More...
Tips To Purchase The Best Stethoscope For You
Choosing the best stethoscope for you depends on the type of work you have to do regularly. It is important to decide whether you are going to work with children or adults, or if you want to specialize in a certain More...
What Makes A Great Otoscope
The otoscope is one of the most important medical instruments. Every clinic or medical facility in the world has one. Its role is to provide an insight view on the ear canal, as well as the deepest elements. Physicians More...
7 Signs You Need a Hearing Aid
Hearing loss can creep up on you quite gradually, whether due to age or chronic noise at work. Because its progression can be slow, and its presence is completely invisible, it can be difficult to face up to the More...
Bloomberg, NYC to target loud music in headphones to help with public health problem
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who led the ban on 16-ounce sodas, trans fats in restaurants and public smoking, is now turning his sights on young people who play their music too loud through their headphones. Mayor More...
Ear infections the number one cause of hearing loss globally
Ear infections and vaccine preventable infectious diseases are considered the number one causes of hearing loss, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) media release in time for International Ear Care More...
NIH: Children exposed to HIV in the womb at increased risk for hearing loss
From an NIH news release June 20, 2012: Photo/US Navy Children exposed to HIV in the womb may be more likely to experience hearing loss by age 16 than are their unexposed peers, according to scientists in a National More...
Teens announce 25 is now old thanks to the Mosquito
Can you hear that? Nothing. That silence is the sound of our fleeting youth. Photo/CDC 25 is the new old. Well, that’s what I’m being told. The reason is simple: the mosquito. The Mosquito, Mosquito More...
