A new article in NPR’s Shots blog reports the American Academy of Pediatrics has released new guidelines for how doctors should diagnose and treat ear infections. The guidelines urge a more cautious approach to prescribing antibiotics for ear infections as these antibiotics can cause upset stomachs...

Reuters reports “U.S. health regulators on Wednesday issued the strongest possible warning to physicians to avoid prescribing codeine to children after surgery to remove tonsils, adenoids or both.” The FDA reviewed the safety of codeine due to deaths and serious side effects in children and “found that...

A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine assesses whether hearing loss is associated with dementia in older adults. “In total, 1162 individuals with baseline hearing loss (pure-tone average >25 dB) had annual rates of decline in 3MS and Digit Symbol Substitution test scores that were 41% and 32% greater,...