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ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have covid

Inside the emergency department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, staff members are struggling to care for patients showing up much sicker than they’ve ever seen.

29 Oct 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden social-spending ‘framework’ pulls back on key health pledges

President Joe Biden unveiled a purported compromise on his social-spending plan shortly before taking off for a series of meetings in Europe.

28 Oct 2021

Democrats’ plans to expand Medicare benefits put pinch on advantage plans’ funding

"Did you think we wouldn't notice?" an older woman says, speaking into the camera. "You thought you could sneak this through?" an older man later adds. Others warn that Washington is "messing with" their Medicare Advantage health coverage and trying to raise their premiums.

28 Oct 2021

Medicare plans’ ‘free’ dental, vision, hearing benefits come at a cost

When Teresa Nolan Barensfeld turned 65 last year, she quickly decided on a private Medicare Advantage plan to cover her health expenses.

27 Oct 2021

UC study finds coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with loss of smell

One of the most common and disturbing side effects of COVID-19 is the loss of the sense of smell. New research from the University of Cincinnati found some common coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with a lessened sense of smell, which severely impacts the sense of taste.

25 Oct 2021

Montana tribes want to stop jailing people for suicide attempts but lack a safer alternative

When Maria Vega was a senior in high school in 2015, she found the body of one of her closest friends, who had died by suicide. A few days later, devastated by the loss, Vega tried to take her own life.

22 Oct 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dems agree to agree, but not on what to agree on

Meanwhile, Biden administration officials unveil plans to provide covid-19 vaccines to younger children without looking like they are prejudging the science, in an attempt to avoid the mixed messaging that presaged the rollout of booster doses for adults.

21 Oct 2021

NIH funds new research ideas that address health disparities and advance health equity

The National Institutes of Health is funding bold, new research ideas that focus on interventions to address health disparities and advance health equity.

13 Oct 2021

The public backs Medicare Rx price negotiation even after hearing both sides’ views

As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of their political party or age — support letting the federal government negotiate drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries and those in private health insurance plans.

12 Oct 2021

Drug developed at Duke is approved by FDA as only therapy for congenital athymia

The phone rang into the pediatric unit that Louise Markert, M.D., Ph.D., was staffing as a junior faculty member in 1991. Had she not answered, there would have been little hope for the more than one hundred patients who were subsequently treated.

11 Oct 2021

NY reaches agreement with DOJ over vaccine access for blind people

Five New York state and local government agencies agreed to fix covid-19 vaccine websites to make them accessible for blind users following a Department of Justice investigation spurred by a KHN story.

8 Oct 2021

Referential alarm calling elicits future vigilance in brood parasite hosts

Yellow warblers are hosts to brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds, which rely on other species to raise their offspring. Warblers use referential "seet" calls to warn female warblers specifically of the brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds that may try to lay eggs in their nests.

8 Oct 2021

Ear sensors help increase safety for SARS-CoV-2 patients in home isolation

Using telemedicine, COVID-19 patients can be cared for safely at home – from initial home isolation to recovery or, in case problems arise, admission to hospital.

7 Oct 2021

Exposure to air pollution and traffic noise over time may increase risk of developing heart failure

Exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise over the course of many years may be associated with an increased risk of developing heart failure, and the correlation appears to be even greater in people who are former smokers or have high blood pressure, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

6 Oct 2021

Review underscores the need to increase support for older subsidized housing residents with dementia

A recent scoping review, published online in the Journal of Aging and Environment, found that older adults with dementia or cognitive impairment who live in subsidized housing face complex challenges that, left unaddressed, threaten to exacerbate their health and ability to age in place.

6 Oct 2021

Researchers identify mechanism that can lead to deafness in rare Norrie disease

A team of Mass Eye and Ear Scientists led by Albert Edge, PhD, working with research fellow Yushi Hayashi, MD, PhD, has identified the mechanism that can lead to deafness in the rare syndrome, Norrie disease.

5 Oct 2021

COVID-19 survivors under 40 more likely to recover from smell and taste loss, study finds

Sense of smell or taste returns within six months for 4 out of every 5 COVID-19 survivors who have lost these senses, and those under 40 are more likely to recover these senses than older adults, an ongoing Virginia Commonwealth University study found.

5 Oct 2021

Bone Conduction Kit may enable children and their parents to manage glue ear effectively at home

A wireless kit, comprising headphones, a microphone, and an app might be a cheap alternative to the usual treatment of the common temporary hearing loss in kids, popularly known as 'glue ear,' finds a small study, published in the online journal BMJ Innovations.

5 Oct 2021

WHO and partners launch the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis

Today, the World Health Organization and partners launched the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis - a debilitating disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year.

1 Oct 2021

Understanding noise-related hearing loss through changes in RNA levels

A growing number of people are suffering from hearing loss due to exposure to loud noises from heavy machinery, concerts, or explosions.

29 Sep 2021

Hearing News and Research

ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have covid

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden social-spending ‘framework’ pulls back on key health pledges

Democrats’ plans to expand Medicare benefits put pinch on advantage plans’ funding

Medicare plans’ ‘free’ dental, vision, hearing benefits come at a cost

UC study finds coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with loss of smell

Montana tribes want to stop jailing people for suicide attempts but lack a safer alternative

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dems agree to agree, but not on what to agree on

NIH funds new research ideas that address health disparities and advance health equity

The public backs Medicare Rx price negotiation even after hearing both sides’ views

Drug developed at Duke is approved by FDA as only therapy for congenital athymia

NY reaches agreement with DOJ over vaccine access for blind people

Referential alarm calling elicits future vigilance in brood parasite hosts

Ear sensors help increase safety for SARS-CoV-2 patients in home isolation

Exposure to air pollution and traffic noise over time may increase risk of developing heart failure

Review underscores the need to increase support for older subsidized housing residents with dementia

Researchers identify mechanism that can lead to deafness in rare Norrie disease

COVID-19 survivors under 40 more likely to recover from smell and taste loss, study finds

Bone Conduction Kit may enable children and their parents to manage glue ear effectively at home

WHO and partners launch the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis

Understanding noise-related hearing loss through changes in RNA levels

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