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Over-the-counter devices hold their own against costly hearing aids

Hearing aids that can cost more than $2,000 apiece are only slightly more effective than some over-the-counter sound-amplification devices that sell for just a few hundred dollars, according to a recent study.

25 Jul 2017

Price transparency in medicine faces stiff opposition — from hospitals and doctors

Two years after it passed unanimously in Ohio's state Legislature, a law meant to inform patients what health care procedures will cost is in a state of suspended animation.

25 Jul 2017

Research may lead to treatment for long-term sensory problems in cardiac arrest survivors

Research conducted by Jason Middleton, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, and Neuroscience at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and colleagues may lead to a treatment to prevent long-term sensory problems by restoring normal brain function in survivors of cardiac arrest.

24 Jul 2017

5 ways White House can use its muscle to undercut Obamacare

President Donald Trump has vowed to "let Obamacare fail," after legislative efforts to undo the Affordable Care Act have stalled.

24 Jul 2017

Researchers identify issues with current maternal CMV screening methods

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus found worldwide. When CMV infects fetuses, it can cause serious complications such as hearing difficulties and mental retardation in affected infants.

24 Jul 2017

Wayne State researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to better understand rare genetic disorders

A team of Wayne State University researchers recently received a $1.9 million grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health to better understand leukodystrophies (LD) and genetic Leukoencephalopathies (gLE), rare genetic disorders affecting the white matter -- myelin -- in the central nervous system.

21 Jul 2017

Targeting risk factors throughout life stages could prevent 35% of dementia cases, study reveals

A study published in The Lancet, on July 20th 2017, reveals that 1 out of 3 dementia cases are preventable when risk factors are targeted beginning from childhood.

20 Jul 2017

New report highlights beneficial effects of nonmedical interventions for people with dementia

Managing lifestyle factors such as hearing loss, smoking, hypertension and depression could prevent one-third of the world's dementia cases, according to a report by the first Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention and Care.

20 Jul 2017

Study opens up new avenues to understanding complex experience of hearing voices

When people hear voices, it is whether those voices fit or are at odds with their life goals and values that governs whether they find them distressing.

19 Jul 2017

Fraud and billing mistakes cost Medicare — and taxpayers — tens of billions last year

Federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private Medicare Advantage health plans last year and need to crack down on billing errors by the insurers, a top congressional auditor testified Wednesday.

19 Jul 2017

Highly intricate visual system arises from simple blueprint present at birth, findings suggest

For decades, researchers have known that the primate brain is organized into "maps" for each of the different senses: one of the body for touch, one of the visual world for sight, one of tones for hearing.

19 Jul 2017

Congress squares off over drug pricing and a controversial drug discount program

House Democrats are calling foul on Republican assertions that cuts to a little-known discount drug program will eventually reduce skyrocketing drug prices.

18 Jul 2017

Researchers devise new hearing test to accurately predict soldiers’ auditory fitness-for-duty

Researchers at the University of Southampton have devised a new hearing test for military personnel that they hope will better assess whether soldiers have sufficient hearing ability to be safe and effective in a combat situation.

18 Jul 2017

Postcard from Capitol Hill: When health care takes a breather

As one senator's health care emergency upended what was supposed to be an action-packed week for the Senate health care bill, Capitol Hill's denizens began rebooking Monday.

18 Jul 2017

Urgent hospitalizations linked to increased rate of cognitive decline in older adults

Emergency and urgent hospitalizations are associated with an increased rate of cognitive decline in older adults, report researchers at Rush University Medical Center.

17 Jul 2017

Zika virus affecting teenage mothers in Brazil

Zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes is affecting scores of teenage girls in the latest Brazilian Zika outbreak. The consequences of this could be serious say experts

14 Jul 2017

Early intervention can lead to better vocabulary in infants with hearing loss

Children with hearing loss who are diagnosed by 3 months of age and receive interventions by 6 months develop a far greater vocabulary than those whose diagnosis and treatment come later, according to a CU Boulder study published this week in the journal Pediatrics.

13 Jul 2017

Hearing News and Research

Over-the-counter devices hold their own against costly hearing aids

Price transparency in medicine faces stiff opposition — from hospitals and doctors

Research may lead to treatment for long-term sensory problems in cardiac arrest survivors

5 ways White House can use its muscle to undercut Obamacare

Researchers identify issues with current maternal CMV screening methods

Wayne State researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to better understand rare genetic disorders

Targeting risk factors throughout life stages could prevent 35% of dementia cases, study reveals

New report highlights beneficial effects of nonmedical interventions for people with dementia

Study opens up new avenues to understanding complex experience of hearing voices

Fraud and billing mistakes cost Medicare — and taxpayers — tens of billions last year

Highly intricate visual system arises from simple blueprint present at birth, findings suggest

Congress squares off over drug pricing and a controversial drug discount program

Researchers devise new hearing test to accurately predict soldiers’ auditory fitness-for-duty

Postcard from Capitol Hill: When health care takes a breather

Urgent hospitalizations linked to increased rate of cognitive decline in older adults

Zika virus affecting teenage mothers in Brazil

Early intervention can lead to better vocabulary in infants with hearing loss

Prince Harry, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine organize roundtable to address needs of youth with HIV/AIDS

FDA advisory committee recommends Novartis' CAR-T therapy for young leukemia patients

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