Health

A National Endowment for the Arts grant will support CymaSpace research on music-focused cochlear implant programming and lessons for Deaf students.

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• October 9, 2026

Scott Cunningham’s path to a posterior cortical atrophy diagnosis began with vision and spatial problems, years before a scan confirmed the condition.

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• October 9, 2026

Pennsylvania reported 1,078 measles cases in 2026, including 1,066 linked to an outbreak that has surpassed recent U.S. outbreaks.

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• October 9, 2026

A Sixty and Me essay links the emotional bond between older adults and dogs to a practical home-buying issue: verifying community pet rules.

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• October 9, 2026

A survey of nearly 6,000 U.S. adults found lower support for life-sustaining treatment for patients with dementia, even when directives requested it.

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• October 8, 2026

The FDA is asking for data and comments on early-phase ibogaine trial design, including dosing, safety monitoring and patient eligibility.

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• October 8, 2026

A survey experiment found dementia status influenced life-sustaining treatment recommendations, even when advance directives requested that care.

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• October 8, 2026

A Sixty and Me contributor describes lowering expectations and using small restorative activities during demanding periods of caregiving.

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• October 8, 2026

USC researchers estimate donanemab’s lifetime societal value rises 32% when treatment begins two years earlier, before drug and screening costs.

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• October 8, 2026

Kennedy praised AI as a way for patients to question medical advice, prompting criticism from some MAHA figures and medical experts.

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• October 8, 2026