When Denise Brown lost her hearing suddenly in 2008, one of the things she missed most was being able to enjoy music. The Hattiesburg, Miss., resident, who had been involved in music since she was 14, learned to hear again after receiving two cochlear implants. Denise Brown with her husbandand grandchild The implants allowed her to resume… Read More: Cochlear implant recipients reconnect to music with new app »
Of the 16 million American adults who live with depression, as many as one-quarter gain little or no benefit from available treatments, whether drugs or talk therapy. They represent perhaps the greatest unmet need in psychiatry. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved a prescription treatment intended to help them, a fast-acting drug derived… Read More: Fast-Acting Depression Drug, Newly Approved, Could Help Millions »
Time is of the essence if you are having a heart attack. The symptoms may vary from pain in the left arm radiating into the shoulder and neck, shortness of breath, severe indigestion or cramping, profuse sweating, light headiness or nausea. You may have some or many of these symptoms. The important take away… Read More: What You Need to Know About Heart Attacks »
“I couldn’t find a hospital that would tell me what kind of illness I had,” says a former patient in the film “Bending the Arc.” “The only thing they did was prepare my will and my coffin.” A grainy still shows the speaker with pleading eyes and a skeletal frame, then a shot of him… Read More: Film tells story of Partners In Health and the impact… »