August 28, 2025

Can Gene Therapy Outperform Implants?

Children receiving gene therapy showed superior hearing and speech perception metrics.

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August 27, 2025

Drug for Dizziness May Increase Falls

Researchers find elevated risk across adult age groups, not just in older adults.

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August 19, 2025

‘Enough Is Enough’—But When?

How Bogalusa, Louisiana became a lens on the US gun violence epidemic—where race, poverty, policy, and profit converge and communities bear the cost.

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August 18, 2025

Lower Dementia in Younger Hearing Aid Users, Study

Researchers find that reduced risk depends on early intervention.

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August 05, 2025

What Do Patients Look for in Health Care Facilities?

An analysis of online reviews of health care facilities identified language patterns associated with positive or negative patient experiences.

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June 19, 2025

Plaque Calcification May Predict Future Hemorrhage Risk

New research tracked subclinical carotid plaque changes over six years and found that plaques with calcification were twice as likely to develop intraplaque hemorrhage, with men showing greater risk for complex plaque progression.

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July 10, 2025

Cochlear Implants Linked to Greater Social Quality-of-Life Gains

Researchers find that hearing aids and cochlear implants improve social quality of life and reduce perceived social handicap in adults with hearing loss.

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June 18, 2025

Is Pediatric Vitiligo Associated With Hearing, Retinal Risks?

Pediatric vitiligo was linked to higher risks of sensorineural and mixed hearing loss, with a short-term elevated risk of certain retinal abnormalities, according to a large US-based cohort analysis.

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June 19, 2025

Chronic Cannabis Use Linked to Vascular Impairment

A new cross-sectional study in healthy adults found that chronic marijuana smoking and edible THC use were linked to reduced endothelial function, an early marker of vascular disease risk.

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