SignLight International Film Festival Showcases Deaf Talent
SignLight Inc., will launch the inaugural SignLight International Film Festival, the world ' s largest gathering of Deaf and hard of hearing film and television talent, in Hollywood April 16-20, 2024 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Photo and Film Casting Source Type: news

SignLight Film Festival to Showcase Global Community of Deaf Filmmakers
The first SignLight International Film Festival will take place in Hollywood from April 16-20, featuring Deaf filmmakers and creatives from around the world. Actor-director-producer CJ Jones is behind the event, which has also drawn support from Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Shoshanna Stern, Craig…#hollywood #cjjones #troy #marleematlin #shoshannastern #craigmazin #rosieodonnell #andreasdeja #screenings #silentrhythm (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Signia Expands Integrated Xperience (IX) Platform Portfolio with Addition of Discreet, Design-Forward Styletto IX and Insio IX Hearing Aids that Directly …
TORONTO, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Building on the market response to its groundbreaking Integrated Xperience (IX) hearing aid platform, hearing aid innovator Signia is expanding its platform offerings to include Styletto IX, the world's slimmest & most advanced Slim-RIC hearing aid, and…#integratedxperience #signia #styletto #insioix #cic #iic #without2 #michèledostaler #audiologyteam #snr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Practis Announces Acquisition of HearWorks, Adding AI Enhanced Marketing and Database Automation Services
Practis, LLC, a leading healthcare marketing services provider, announced today the acquisition of HearWorks, a leader in AI enhanced marketing and database automation solutions for audiology practices. In addition to expanding capabilities at Practis, this acquisition strengthens the... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TNM Source Type: news

HearingLife Brings Next-Generation Hearing Aids to Centers Nationwide
Hearing aid wearers can engage with their world like never before with Oticon Intent™ SOMERSET, N.J., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HearingLife is proud to announce that they are now offering Oticon's next-generation hearing aid, Oticon Intent™. Oticon Intent is the world's first... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news

Angola: Josina Machel Hospital Assists 5,000 Patients in the Audiology Service
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Five thousand patients with hearing problems are treated annually at the audiology and hearing aid service at the Josina Machel hospital, audiologist Lisianne Goumonal told ANGOP Sunday, in Luanda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Angola Central Africa Health and Medicine Southern Africa Source Type: news

HearingLife Announces Alzheimer's Association Partnership Renewal and March Campaign
Corporate partnership will raise $100,000 through hearing aid promotion in March and other fundraising activities. SOMERSET, N.J., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Just in time for World Hearing Day, HearingLife, a leader in delivering life-changing, personalized hearing care across 42... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Child maltreatment among deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescent students: associations with depression and anxiety - Hammad MA, Al-Otaibi MN, Awed HS.
OBJECTIVE: Child abuse and neglect have several short- and long-term consequences for the victim. Though Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children are at higher risk of being maltreated as compared to hearing children, little research in Saudi Arabia has focused o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help – podcast
It ’s thought that about 15% of us are affected by tinnitus, and despite its potentially debilitating impact on mental health and quality of life, there isn’t any cure for the condition. Madeleine Finlay speaks to John, who has used CBT techniques to learn to live well with his tinnitus, and Dr Luc y Handscomb, a tinnitus researcher who is involved in trialling a new app that could hold promise for sufferers.• In the UK, the charityMind is available on 0300 123 3393 andChildline on 0800 1111. In the US, call or textMental Health America at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. In Australia, support is available atBeyond Blue ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 29, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Health Deafness and hearing loss Medical research Disability Society Depression Source Type: news

Macron jeered by angry farmers at Paris Agricultural Fair:'You have grievances. You do not have a government that ’s completely deaf '
French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted with boos and whistles at the opening of the Paris Agricultural Fair on Saturday by angry farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support them. Macron was scheduled to visit the event, which draws crowds of visitors every year. But before the…#emmanuelmacron #farmers #elysee #normandy #noneuropeanunion #agriculturalfair (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Boy Kills World’ Trailer Promises Bloody Carnage With Bill Skarsgard
“Boy Kills World” rampages into theaters this April and we’ve got the very wild first trailer. The plot for “Boy Kills World” is pretty standard – a deaf-mute boy’s family is killed and he retreats to the jungle where he’s trained by a mysterious, stereotype-skirting mentor to go back and seek…#boykillsworld #billskarsgård #culling #samraimi #roylee #jessicarothe #yayanruhian #andrewkoji #famkejanssen #brettgelman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
Sonic Healthcare, Cochlear and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector.#sonichealthcare #cochlear #markettalks #healthcare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What is " denning " and does your dog do it? Here's what it probably means
A dog owner has shared footage of her Australian shepherd "denning" and it's something she believes all dogs do. Toni McCain's dog Luna was born completely deaf, which was something the family was initially unaware of when they brought her home as an eight-week-old puppy. "When we first met her,…#australian #tonimccain #americankennelclub #luna #tiktok #susannilson #nilson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Internet bills to increase for millions of Americans
Internet service fees are set to rise for 23 million American households after the Biden administration's request for the continued funding of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) fell on deaf ears in Congress. The program had been allocated $14.2 billion as part of the Bipartisan…#acp #fcc #jessicarosenworcel #blairlevin #brookings #speaker #bsg #virginia #tomperez #abcnews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Marlee Matlin Calls Out CBS For Not Showing ASL Performances During Super Bowl: “I Am Absolutely Shocked”
Marlee Matlin is calling out CBS after the network didn’t feature the American Sign Language (ASL) performers during the live Super Bowl LVIII broadcast. Deaf artists Shaheem Sanchez, Anjel Piñero and Daniel Durant were introduced during the game before their performances. Sanchez performed “Lift…#marleematlin #americansignlanguage #asl #superbowl #shaheemsanchez #anjelpiñero #danieldurant #lifteveryvoice #andraday #postmaloneamerica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news