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Unnao rape case: Indian woman set on fire on way to hearing dies
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sexual violence against women has been a focus in India in recent years An Indian woman who was set on fire on her way to testify against her alleged rapists has died of her injuries. The 23-year-old died late on Friday after suffering cardiac arrest at a Delhi hospital. …
Judiciary hearing resumes after breaking for floor votes
Jonathan Allen 3h ago / 7:37 PM UTC ANALYSIS: Democrats’ witnesses did what the lawmakers hoped they would In what amounted to the first half of the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing Wednesday, three of the legal scholars called by Democrats argued that Congress has a duty to impeach the president. “If you don’t impeach …
Technological advances being made in hearing aids
Ask Dr. Scott: Dr. Scott T. Anderson Recently, I interviewed Jean Deiss, audiologist with the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, with regard to Hearing Awareness Month, which falls in November. The occasion for this interview was a Davis Community Access Television show devoted to hearing loss. There are other awareness months, related to this vital …
‘Volume Control’ Author David Owen Says Ambient Noise Threatens Our Hearing : Shots
Harsh ambient sound from even small household appliances, such as food processors and hairdryers, can reach levels that lead to permanent damage, hearing specialists say. alengo/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption alengo/Getty Images Harsh ambient sound from even small household appliances, such as food processors and hairdryers, can reach levels that lead to permanent damage, …
The State Department’s Philip Reeker testifies in impeachment inquiry hearing
Philip Reeker, acting assistant secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, became the latest State Department official to testify on Capitol Hill in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump Saturday. Although the testimony occurred behind closed doors, the Wall Street Journal reported that Reeker testified that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo actively …
Republicans storm closed-door impeachment hearing as escalating Ukraine scandal threatens Trump
Their intrusion, which caused the testimony to be delayed for about five hours over security concerns, came a day after the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine testified under oath that the White House had threatened to withhold military aid unless the Ukrainian government announced investigations for Trump’s political benefit. The testimony undercut Trump’s claims of …
Republicans storm impeachment inquiry deposition in House Intel hearing room
The conservative lawmakers, led by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, barged into the deposition and demanded they be allowed to see the closed-door proceedings. A source in the room said that as the witness, Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary Laura Cooper, was sitting down to testify, the Republicans stormed through the room’s three different doors. …
The Next Generation of Hearing Implants Could Be Soft
Close to half a million people around the world suffer from a serious hearing impairment. In some cases, they can find relief in cochlear and other types of implants. Yet these devices do not help people whose inner ear is damaged or whose auditory nerve does not function properly. For these patients to recover …
Watch House hearing on public health risks of vaping
[The stream is slated to start at 10:00 a.m., ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless and CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat are set to provide testimony on the public health risks of vaping in a House Energy and Commerce …
Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells to Treat Acquired Hearing Loss in Kids
Have you ever imagined how a unit of umbilical cord blood can treat your child's hearing problem? As stated by Dr. James Baumgartner, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Florida Children's Hospital, umbilical cord blood stem cells can be used to treat several critical conditions among children. With regards to treating acquired hearing loss in children, he …
