Hearing loss can lead to deadly falls, but hearing aids may cut the risk
People who consistently wear hearing aids have a lower chance of falling, a new study finds. picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I If your hearing begins to decline, your risk of falling may rise. Research shows older adults with mild hearing loss are at a greater risk — more than double — of falling. Though […]
Hearing loss can lead to deadly falls, but hearing aids may cut the risk
People who consistently wear hearing aids have a lower chance of falling, a new study finds. picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I If your hearing begins to decline, your risk of falling may rise. Research shows older adults with mild hearing loss are at a greater risk — more than double — of falling. Though […]
Arkansas man receives the world’s first whole eye transplant plus a new face
This family photo shows Aaron James and his daughter, Allie in September 2022. Aaron was working for a power line company in June 2021 when he was shocked by a live wire. He nearly died. Ultimately he lost his left arm, requiring a prosthetic. His damaged left eye was so painful it had to be […]
FDA approves first ever vaccine for chikungunya virus, which is seeing a global surge
Dr. Susana Lloveras, an infectious disease physician at Hospital Muñiz in Buenos Aires, Argentina, says she used to see one or two cases of chikungunya a year. But earlier this year there was a new case every day. Ari Daniel | NPR When someone enters the hospital with the chikungunya virus, there’s no mistaking it. […]
‘Just say no’ didn’t actually protect students from drugs. Here’s what could
Photo illustration by LA Johnson/Getty Images/NPR College sophomore Elias Myers thinks his friends are lucky to be alive. The 19-year-old recounts a recent incident in which his friends got ahold of a drug that test strips showed was laced with fentanyl, a potent, often deadly, synthetic opioid. “That’s kind of when I decided that caution […]
‘Just say no’ didn’t actually protect students from drugs. Here’s what could
Photo illustration by LA Johnson/Getty Images/NPR College sophomore Elias Myers thinks his friends are lucky to be alive. The 19-year-old recounts a recent incident in which his friends got ahold of a drug that test strips showed was laced with fentanyl, a potent, often deadly, synthetic opioid. “That’s kind of when I decided that caution […]
EPA says action needed on nitrate in southeast Minn.
Updated: 4:18 p.m. A federal agency says state agencies need to take additional steps to protect drinking water in southeast Minnesota from nitrate contamination. In April, environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying nitrate in the groundwater in southeast Minnesota’s karst region — largely from fertilizer and manure applied to crop land — […]
Are you tired of family drama?
Family can be our biggest source of strength. But depending on the family you grew up in, the people who should be on your support team can end up being the greatest drain on your mental health. You can’t easily walk away from a sibling, parent, uncle, aunt or child who bring you pain and […]
Syphilis among newborns continues to rise. Pregnant moms need treatment, CDC says
Disease intervention specialists, like Deneshun Graves with the Houston Health Department, work to reach pregnant women at high risk of syphilis to get them testing and treatment to protect their babies. Michael Wyke/AP It’s the latest sign of the country’s losing battle against many common sexually transmitted infections: New data show the number of babies […]
Are you tired of family drama?
Family can be our biggest source of strength. But depending on the family you grew up in, the people who should be on your support team can end up being the greatest drain on your mental health. You can’t easily walk away from a sibling, parent, uncle, aunt or child who bring you pain and […]