November 24, 2025

Infant Hearing Loss Disrupts Early Brain Asymmetry

A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study shows that congenital hearing loss alters hemispheric specialization within months

The Analytical Scientist

November 21, 2025

‘Your Voice Is Your Identity’: Can AI Restore It?

A patient with advanced head-and-neck cancer regained functional communication using an AI-generated voice clone after total glossectomy and laryngectomy.

KFF Health News

November 10, 2025

A New Genetic Clue to Hearing Loss

New findings connect an enzyme gene deficiency to congenital hearing loss

The Pathologist

November 05, 2025

Shame in Medicine—A Quiet Epidemic

A new movement in medicine aims to teach “shame competence,” helping physicians recognize and manage one of the field’s most corrosive yet overlooked emotions.

KFF Health News

November 03, 2025

Gingival Swelling and Recurrent Epistaxis: What’s Your Diagnosis?

A 69-year-old woman developed progressive gingival swelling, weight loss, and recurrent nasal bleeding. Imaging showed pulmonary nodules and biopsy confirmed necrotizing vasculitis with multinucleated giant cells. What’s your diagnosis?

Conexiant

October 15, 2025

Medical Oddities: The Half-Hour Health Hack

Metabolic tweaks, sensory sweet spots, antiviral spice, and a soothing cup for the heart and more this week.

Conexiant

October 07, 2025

Nuance Audio Wins Smart Eyewear Silmo d’Or 

Nuance Audio's Smart Glasses honored at Paris optical fair

The Ophthalmologist

September 26, 2025

Old Medicine, New Hope for Speech?

Leucovorin, a folic acid–derived drug, is under study for speech benefits in children with autism.

KFF Health News

September 17, 2025

Combatting Deafness with Gene Therapy

Researchers restore hearing and balance in mice by replacing defective protein; work highlights gene therapy’s potential for certain forms of inherited deafness.

The Medicine Maker