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Hearing Aids Are More Affordable, and Perhaps More Needed, Than Ever

Sophie Caldwell

A year ago, the Food and Drug Administration announced new regulations allowing the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids and setting standards for their safety and effectiveness.That step — which was…

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F.D.A. Experts Will Vote on Safety of a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease

Sophie Caldwell

Why It Matters: A disease with a toll that is difficult to imagine.An estimated 100,000 people in the United States have sickle cell disease, most of whom have African ancestry.…

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Doctors Wrestle With A.I. in Patient Care, Citing Lax Rules

Sophie Caldwell

In medicine, the cautionary tales about the unintended effects of artificial intelligence are already legendary.There was the program meant to predict when patients would develop sepsis, a deadly bloodstream infection,…

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How a Lucrative Surgery Took Off Online and Disfigured Patients

Sophie Caldwell

The bulge on the side of Peggy Hudson’s belly was the size of a cantaloupe. And it was growing.“I was afraid it would burst,” said Ms. Hudson, 74, a retired…

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Eyedrops From Major Brands May Cause Infection, F.D.A. Says

Sophie Caldwell

Federal health officials are advising consumers to stop using more than two dozen over-the-counter eyedrops products because of a potential risk of eye infection that may lead to partial vision…

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Few Americans Have Gotten the New Covid Shots, C.D.C. Finds

Sophie Caldwell

Why It Matters: Covid is still dangerous to some Americans.More than 1,200 people are dying of Covid each week, according to C.D.C. data. “That’s a travesty,” said Dr. David Kimberlin,…