Profession
US NIDCD appoints Duke University professor Debara Tucci as its new director
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- Published on 14 May 2019
Nomination
Dr. Debara L. Tucci will take over in September this year as the next director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), in charge of its annual budget for the nation's hearing matters of around $459m.
Tailored FDA framework planned to let evolving algorithms teach themselves
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- Published on 13 May 2019
Ai
The fast-arriving healthcare benefits from evolving artifical intelligence (AI) technology mean a flexible "tailored" regulatory framework must be put in place, says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), though the agency quickly drew criticism for lack of clarity.
NICE criteria review means 70% more NHS cochlear implants annually in UK by 2024
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- Published on 10 April 2019
CI
A significant rise in the number of UK NHS patients receiving cochlear implants (CIs) will follow a long-overdue criteria revision by the standards-setting body NICE.
New regional ENT plan for the Pacific
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- Published on 09 April 2019
Public health
Australian and New Zealand ENT and Audiology experts have been meeting this spring with their counterparts from 6 Pacific Islands to help develop a plan to tackle an alarming regional shortage in hearing health equipment and workforce.
Health authority must pay €200k in compensation for "totally deaf" misdiagnosis of child with autism
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- Published on 02 April 2019
Litigation
"Crass medical errors" led to a child in Galicia, Spain being misdiagnosed as "totally, incurably deaf"—the real complaint of autism overlooked—and then submitted to unnecessary cochlear implant operations causing unilateral deafness.
Medicare - the land where angels (and audiologists) fear to tread
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- Published on 28 March 2019
Reimbursement
AAA 2019 "The Best of Audiology" must also embrace what for many professionals is the worst of audiology, namely the complexity and stress of medicare.
Get involved in Audiologist of the Year 2019!
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- Published on 12 March 2019
Contest
For a chance to become Europe’s Audiologist of the Year, request your entry pack for the prestigious competition now by visiting:
New UK Hearing Conservation Association launched
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- Published on 08 March 2019
Association
To coincide with World Hearing Day on the 3rd March 2019 a new group was launched in the United Kingdom.
Top UK charity for pro musicians helps with key tinnitus research
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- Published on 20 February 2019
tinnitus
A new in-depth research study by the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) will count on illuminating data gathered by a leading charity for professional musicians, a community seriously blighted by this hard-to-manage condition.
Google empowers hearing loss sufferers through new Android features
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- Published on 20 February 2019
Apps
Google has launched two new features for Android phones destined to make life easier for hearing-impaired users.