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Photo credit: KAYYY B by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition According to a recent report on NPR, wearing hearing aids may cut the risk of falls. It has been known for some time that falls are associated with hearing loss for older adults. The explanations for...
Photo credit: Ron Lach by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The headline of a November 18 opinion piece in The New York Times was "I’m a Climate Scientist. I’m Not Screaming Into the Void Anymore." Climate scientist Kate Marvel, at the environmental...
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I had written before about the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise adopting the new definition of noise for its use, but now it’s constitutional. What do I mean? Not the U.S. Constitution, but I was...
Photo credit: Daniel Reche by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In an article titled "Look, Up In the Sky. It’s a Can of Soup," The New York Times reports on what it calls Amazon’s "much-hyped" drone delivery project. As the subhead states, Amazon is now...
Photo credit: Belle Co by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The World Health Organization announced its theme for World Hearing Day 2024: Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all. The agency states that the annual event will:...
Photo credit: Benjamin Suter by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies, and Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The lead story in the business section of The New York...
Photo credit: August de Richelieu by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Parents Magazine, a venerable publication established in 1926, recently covered the American Academy of Pediatrics’ new policy statement on noise and children. As reporter Melissa Willets...
Photo credit: 416th Theater Engineer Command Army Reserve, licensed by PDM 1.0 DEED by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Sports Illustrated reported on Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent’s preparation for a game in the New Orleans Superdome, one of the...
Photo credit: Department of Defense by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The New York Times recently reported on brain damage to Marine and Army artillery gunners who fired M777A2 howitzers. These 35-foot-long guns are considered the military’s most...