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What treatment is needed when melanoma is found? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Treatment for some types of cancer involves taking a look at lymph nodes nearby and removing them if cancer is found. That’s often the case with the skin cancer melanoma, but a new study looks at outcomes among people with …
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What is needed to have comprehensive hearing assessments covered by insurers? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Helping someone whose hearing is compromised requires not just hearing aids but an assessment of the hearing loss and instruction on how to use the devices. That’s according to Frank Lin, an otolaryngologist at Johns Hopkins, who’s just published a …
How can people learn how to use hearing aids best? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Hearing aids can slow cognitive decline, improve communication and maintain social connections, a study by Frank Lin, an otolaryngologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Lin says that while sales of hearing aids over the counter will improve uptake, …
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Why does hearing aid use slow cognitive decline? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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What is it about hearing aid use that helps slow cognitive decline in those at risk, as shown in a recent study led by Frank Lin, an otolaryngologist at Johns Hopkins? Lin says hearing aids may boost sound so the …
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Even without a cognition benefit hearing aids are still worth using, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Do healthy people with hearing loss benefit from hearing aids? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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For people who have hearing loss and other risk factors for cognitive decline, hearing aid use slowed down that cognitive decline dramatically, a study by Frank Lin, an otolaryngologist at Johns Hopkins and colleagues shows. Yet for those without risk …
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