Identifying loss of smell in an older adult may result in strategies to prevent frailty or even preoperative regimens to reduce risk. That’s according to Nicholas Rowan, an otolaryngologist at Johns Hopkins and one author of a study correlating smell …

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Testing your sense of smell as you age may soon be part of a routine health assessment if research from a Johns Hopkins study associating loss of smell with the development of frailty is confirmed. Nicholas Rowan, a Hopkins otolaryngologist …

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Frailty is a condition that develops among older adults characterized by weight loss, inactivity, weakness, slow walking speed and exhaustion. Now a Johns Hopkins study shows that declining ability to smell may predict the development of frailty. Otolaryngologist Nicholas Rowan, …

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As you age, losses in your ability to smell may predict the development of frailty and increased risk for death, a Johns Hopkins study has shown. Nicholas Rowan, an otolaryngologist at Hopkins and one of the study’s authors, says a …

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One day soon, your doctor may be assessing your ability to smell as well as vision and hearing, if data from a Johns Hopkins study led by Nicholas Rowan, an otolaryngologist, and colleagues, is confirmed. The study examined data from …

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Anchor lead: Will a new, lower priced hearing aid encourage more people to use them? Elizabeth Tracey reports Have you or someone you love experienced hearing loss? You may know that such loss is usually progressive, leads to social isolation …

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Anchor lead: Will the new Bose hearing aid open the market and improve access? Elizabeth Tracey reports Hearing loss is common as people age, and is associated with an increased risk of dementia. Research is ongoing on whether hearing aids …

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Anchor lead: Will a new hearing aid encourage more people to use the devices? Elizabeth Tracey reports The audio manufacturer Bose has recently received FDA approval to market a hearing aid. Nicolas Reed, an audiologist and researcher at Johns Hopkins, …

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Anchor lead: A new type of surgery on the thyroid gland is now available in the US, Elizabeth Tracey reports Surgery on the thyroid gland to evaluate masses that might be cancerous is very common, and unfortunately, leaves a scar …

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