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Canadian Province Ontario To Permit Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Sales
Ontario plans legislation allowing adults to buy Health Canada-approved OTC hearing aids without prescriptions, with details expected in its fall update.
Medicare Will Pay $50K For Your Heart Attack. It Should Pay $100 To Prevent It.
A March 2026 ACC/AHA guideline gives coronary calcium scans a larger role in prevention, but Medicare coverage and cost-effectiveness remain unsettled.
Trio Of IgA Nephropathy Drugs Proves Mettle In Interim Analyses
Interim phase III results show lower proteinuria with povetacicept, ravulizumab and sefaxersen; longer-term kidney-function data are still pending.
RSV Hospitalization May Be Taking A Surprising Mortality Toll, CDC Finds
A CDC analysis of 18,301 adult RSV hospitalizations found 8.6% died in hospital or within 30 days of discharge, including 467 non-hospice deaths.
How Hurricanes Affect Hospitalizations And Deaths Among Older Adults Using Electricity-dependent Medical Devices
A North Carolina study found hurricane flooding was associated with hospitalizations and deaths among older Medicare patients using powered medical devices.
Your Age May Not Tell The Whole Story About Your Health, But Your Blood Could
A study of 18,476 people linked blood metabolite-based aging measures with chronic disease and mortality risk, but their added predictive value was modest.
Brain Cells Meant To Protect Us May Be Fueling Cognitive Decline
A human brain-tissue study and mouse experiments link reduced NRF2 in oligodendrocytes to myelin changes, nerve-fiber loss and cognitive decline.
Scientists Discover How Exercise Reverses Muscle Aging
A study in flies and mice links exercise to lower DEAF1 activity and better protein maintenance in aging muscle. Human effects remain untested.
Beyond Sleep Tracking: How LumiSleep D1 Fits Into The Wind-Down After Training
LumiMind describes how its LumiSleep D1 headband uses EEG signals to adapt audio for bedtime, overnight wake-ups and daytime naps.