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High-Tech Hearing
Will earbud-style, Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids encourage the tens of millions of Americans with untreated hearing loss to get assistance?
Five Figures to Consider
48 million Americans suffer from hearing loss80% of Americans with hearing loss do NOT use hearing aids52% increased risk of dementia for those with untreated hearing loss$4,107 for hearing aids at a hearing aid store$1,650 for Eargo Plus buds purchased onlineThe consumer electronics revolution is finally coming to the hearing aid marketplace, and millions of Americans stand to benefit. Not only are hearing aids now available online and at places like Costco, but a new marketplace for over-the-counter hearing aids is developing. Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids can connect to your smartphone to stream music, play audio... Read More
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Consumer, Personal Health
Pretty/Dirty
Your favorite skin and makeup products may make you look good but are they safe?
Your favorite skin and makeup products may make you look good but are they safe? The cosmetics industry is governed by laws made 80-years ago. Is it time to update legislation that allows the $62-billion-a-year cosmetics industry to police itself? Industry leasers, environmental groups and at least two influential senators thinks so. What's in the makeup you put on? Read More
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Addiction, Gun Safety
The Therapist In Your Pocket
How can you find a mental health app that's right for you?
With 10,000 mental health apps available, how can you find one that's right for you? Read More
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Personal Health
Do You Need a Measles Revax?
If you were born in the 1960s, are traveling internationally or don’t have documentation of your measles vaccinations, it’s time for a doctor’s visit.
It was an unscientific study, but one with startling results. Six people born and vaccinated against measles in the 1960s recently had blood tests for measles immunity. Only one was immune. Five others needed to be revaccinated. One of them was this writer. (Thank you to the friend who tipped her off!) Have you checked your own immunity? Not all... Read More
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Personal Health, Prescription Drugs
Brain Teasers
Experimental Alzheimer’s drugs targeting brain plaque keep failing. Prevention may be the new cure for dementia.
Drugs targeting amyloid brain plaque accumulation were heralded as the silver bullet cure for Alzheimer’s disease. No more. Clinical trial after clinical trial has failed. The latest flop is aducanumab. After encouraging preclinical results on patients with mild Alzheimer’s, Biogen and Japanese partner Eisai poured millions of dollars into clinical trials of the compound. Then, disappointment. Aducanumab wasn’t outperforming a... Read More
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