Found out today (expensively) that if you're someone who sweats enough to get water in your ears where your hearing aids are sitting, the water can affect the small wire going from the outside of your ear to the inside. Replacing that wire -- in my case -- was $150 per ear plus the $100 … Continue reading Small tip on maintenance of your hearing aids
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Think you haven’t had COVID yet?
https://apple.news/A3JUXQ3BLSu-1Jiy4KIpFGg Think You’ve Never Had Covid-19? Think Again Most people have been infected with the virus, epidemiologists say, even if some don’t realize it By Julie Wernau, July 25, 2022 5:30 am ET Charley Ding spent weeks early in the pandemic intubating patients sick with Covid-19. The 42-year-old anesthesiologist in South Barrington, Ill., said he has since … Continue reading Think you haven’t had COVID yet?
Supreme Court opinion limiting EPA’s actions to address climate change will affect children most
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/09/opinion/environment/climate-change-supreme-court-epa-children-health.html? The Supreme Court Dealt a Terrible Blow to Children’s Health July 9, 2022 Credit...David Huang By Frederica Perera and Kari Nadeau Dr. Perera and Dr. Nadeau are professors who study the health effects of air pollution on children. Climate change and air pollution — both largely driven by fossil fuel emissions — inflict a huge toll on … Continue reading Supreme Court opinion limiting EPA’s actions to address climate change will affect children most
OTC hearing aids may be available as soon as October for those with mild to moderate hearing loss
https://katherinebouton.com/category/healthy-hearing/ -- I recommend that anyone with hearing loss follow Ms Bouton's blog Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: Coming to a Store Near You. August 16, 2022 Healthy Hearing, OTC Hearing Aids The FDA today announced its regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids, five years after Congress passed the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, which was signed into law by … Continue reading OTC hearing aids may be available as soon as October for those with mild to moderate hearing loss
Your friends probably smell like you
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325559-youre-more-likely-to-become-friends-with-someone-who-smells-like-you/? You're more likely to become friends with someone who smells like you We subconsciously sniff people when we first meet them and are more likely to become friends with those who have similar body odours to our own This article has been viewed 590 times in the last 3 hours. HUMANS 24 June 2022 By Alice Klein Do we become … Continue reading Your friends probably smell like you
CDC wipes out quarantine requirement after exposure
http://www.wsj.com/articles/cdc-drops-quarantine-recommendation-following-covid-19-exposure-11660244410? CDC Drops Quarantine Recommendation After Covid-19 Exposure Settings including schools no longer need to screen for the virus among people without symptoms, the agency says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends quarantining for students exposed to Covid-19.PHOTO: JEENAH MOON/BLOOMBERG NEWS By Brianna Abbott Updated Aug. 11, 2022 5:43 pm ET Federal health … Continue reading CDC wipes out quarantine requirement after exposure
What porn does to teen brains — and how to keep it off their devices
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-porn-does-to-teen-brainsand-how-to-keep-it-off-their-devices-11656718199? What Porn Does to Teen Brains—and How to Keep It Off Their Devices Adolescents have a harder time controlling urges and diverting attention, but psychologists caution parents against telling kids porn will rot their brains ILLUSTRATION BY YOSHI SODEOKA FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By Julie Jargon July 2, 2022 9:00 am ET In the … Continue reading What porn does to teen brains — and how to keep it off their devices
New suicide and crisis hotline 988
https://apple.news/AJNomwM1IRm2ZlbQyXAisIA There's A Suicide And Crisis Hotline Called 988. Here’s Everything To Know About It. If you’re having suicidal thoughts, a substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress, you can dial 988 to be connected to mental health support. by, Katie Camero, BuzzFeed News Reporter, Updated on July 15, 2022 at 2:12 pm … Continue reading New suicide and crisis hotline 988
Lawsuit claims Mars’ Skittles contain harmful, gene-changing toxins
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/15/skittles-mars-lawsuit-titanium-dioxide-toxin Taste the toxin? Skittles ‘unfit for human consumption’, lawsuit claims Class action suit says Mars concealed information about toxic ingredient from consumers A lawsuit says that Skittles are ‘unfit for human consumption’. Photograph: Kristoffer Tripplaar/Alamy Victoria BekiempisFri 15 Jul 2022 13.57 EDT Taste the toxin? A lawsuit filed Thursday in northern California federal court alleges … Continue reading Lawsuit claims Mars’ Skittles contain harmful, gene-changing toxins
U.S. not prepared for fall’s COVID vaccine season
/www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/07/covid-vaccines-fall-omicron-booster/670535/? New COVID Vaccines Will be Ready This Fall. America Won’t Be. Respiratory-virus season starts soon, and our autumn vaccine strategy is shaky at best.By Katherine J. Wu Richard Gardette / Getty; The Atlantic JULY 17, 2022, 8 AM ETSHARE Not so long ago, America’s next COVID fall looked almost tidy. Sure, cases might rise as … Continue reading U.S. not prepared for fall’s COVID vaccine season
Bose abandons hearing aid plans
https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/bose-abandons-hearing-aid-plans-hands-direct-consumer-tech-lexie-hearing Bose abandons hearing aid plans, hands off direct-to-consumer tech to Lexie Hearing By Conor HaleAug 1, 2022 12:08pm Though it received its initial green light from the FDA in late 2018, the launch of Bose’s SoundControl hearing aids eventually delayed until May 2021. Bose shut down its healthcare-focused division entirely this past March, amid layoffs … Continue reading Bose abandons hearing aid plans
Genetic screen during IVF can allow the picking of a healthier child — but is that playing God?
I was curious enough to check the age of the embryo when implanted in the womb of the woman who will become pregnant -- it's only a matter of days, nowhere close to the six week period used in many of the antiabortion laws recently enacted in various U.S. states. https://www.wired.com/story/genetic-screening-ivf-healthiest-embryos/ RISK CALCULATION Genetic Screening … Continue reading Genetic screen during IVF can allow the picking of a healthier child — but is that playing God?
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