Diet and hearing loss | Hot flashes | Schizophrenia | Fighting infections | Opioid overdose

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Thursday, July 26, 2018


Diet and Hearing Loss

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A study found that women who had healthier diets had a lower chance of developing hearing loss as they got older. (From NIH News in Health)

Outsmarting Hot Flashes

A glass of water with a slice of lemon.

Medicines can help reduce hot flashes during a woman’s midlife transition. Get the scoop on these medicines and other ways to cope. (From NIH News in Health)

What Is Schizophrenia?

Silhouettes of a man and dog on a beach during sunset.

People with schizophrenia may seem like they have lost touch with reality. It’s a severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. (From NIH’s NIMH)

Fighting Infections With Phages

A still from NIAID’s new video, showing a bacteriophage drifting among bacterial cells.

Antibiotics can’t cure every infection. A new way of treating infections uses a virus known as a phage. (From NIH’s NIAID) 

Medications Reduce Risk of Death After Opioid Overdose

An illustration of an electrocardiogram of cardiac arrest on a background of pills.

People who survive opioid overdose are at risk of a fatal overdose later on. Medicines for opioid use disorder can help prevent fatal overdose. (From NIH Research Matters)