Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants Aid Social Outcomes for Seniors
Social quality of life improved and perceived social handicap decreased
Health Care Expenditure Expected to Top GDP Growth 2024 to 2033
National health care expenditure growth expected to outpace GDP, resulting in a health share of GDP that reaches 20.3 percent by 2033
Adding Pembrolizumab to Standard Care Ups Event-Free Survival in Head, Neck Cancer
Addition of neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab to standard care significantly improves event-free survival
27.2 Million People of All Ages Uninsured in 2024 in the United States
Nonsignificant increase seen from 2023; 11.6 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 and 5.1 percent of children aged 0 to 17 were uninsured in 2024
Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals
Hydrops MRI Accurately Differentiates Meniere Disease, Vestibular Migraine
Combination of cochlear endolymphatic hydrops and vestibular endolymphatic hydrops achieves 100 percent diagnostic accuracy
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Linked to Risk for Sudden Hearing Loss
MASLD linked to increased risk for sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Tinnitus Linked to Impaired Cognitive Function
Significantly lower scores seen on Dynamic Logistics Proficiency Test, Digit Sign Substitution Test for those with tinnitus
Midea Recalls 1.7 Million AC Units Over Mold Risk
New Classification System Accurate for Nasal Deformities in Cleft Lip and Palate
Excellent interrater reliability, with intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.816 and 0.743 for unilateral and bilateral nasal clefts