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WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.The Food and Drug Administration said the new regulation cuts red tape by creating a new class of hearing aids that don't require a medical exam, a prescription and other specialty evaluations. The devices will be sold online or over-the-counter at pharmacies and other retail stores.The devices are intended for adults with mild to moderate hearing problems. The FDA estimates that nearly 30 million adults could potentially benefit from hearing aids, but only about one-fifth of people with hearing problems use the devices currently.“Today’s action by the FDA represents a significant milestone in making hearing aids more cost-effective and accessible,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, told reporters Tuesday.The FDA first <a href="https://apnews.com/article/science-business-health-0908cbc7cfc2ee95cbc507128d5688eb">proposed the rule</a> last year and it will take effect in mid-October. The move follows years of pressure from medical experts and consumer advocates to make the devices cheaper and easier to get.Cost is a big obstacle now. Americans can pay more than $5,000 for a hearing aid, between the device itself and fitting services. Insurance coverage is limited and Medicare doesn’t pay for hearing aids, only diagnostic tests.“The requirement to see a specialist was not only a burden and an annoyance for many consumers but it actually created a competitive barrier to entry,” said Brian Deese, a White House economics adviser.Deese cited government estimates that Americans could eventually save as much as $2,800 per pair. But FDA officials cautioned against predicting the size of savings or how quickly they might arrive, noting much will depend on when manufacturers launch products and how they price them.“It’s very hard to predict exactly what we’ll see and when," said Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, the FDA's medical device chief.Shuren said officials expect to see increased competition from new manufacturers as well as new products from existing hearing aid makers.The new over-the-counter status won't apply to devices for more severe hearing loss, which will remain prescription only.Consumer electronic companies for years have produced lower-cost “personal sound amplification” devices, but they do not undergo FDA review and U.S. regulations bar them from being marketed as hearing aids. The new rule makes explicit that those devices are not alternatives to FDA-vetted hearing aids.The FDA said it changed several parts of its initial proposal in response to public comments, including clarifying how the rule will impact state regulations.Tuesday’s announcement follows prodding from medical committees and Congress, which in 2017 instructed the agency to lay out a plan for over-the-counter hearing devices.

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Cost is a big obstacle now. Americans can pay more than $5,000 for a hearing aid, between the device itself and fitting services. Insurance coverage is limited and Medicare doesn’t pay for hearing aids, only diagnostic tests.

30 Million People Could Benefit From New Rule Allowing Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids

It began as a pretty normal day at Rome High School in Georgia. Math Teacher Luis Goya was on parking lot duty when he heard a loud crash from a nearby intersection. Goya called 9-1-1 immediately and ran over to the scene. One car was leaking fluids and smoking. And the driver was trapped, her door was jammed. “You could tell that she was in panic,” explains Goya.&nbsp;Then, a marvelous thing happened. In another car, members of the high school football team, the Wolves, saw the wreck and jumped out of their car determined to free the driver. As the burly football players pulled hard on the door, “the car was shaking from left to right.” Finally, with pure gridiron strength, they forced the door open and the students gently removed the woman from the smoldering vehicle.&nbsp;“The boys came like angels, and saved her,” said teacher Goya, proud of the young men who took a risk to save a complete stranger. “Nobody asked them to do anything. Literally, I saw everything in slow-motion…I saw the boys coming out of the car like a rescue team.”&nbsp;We were given the opportunity to talk with some of the rescuers. Here are snippets of their heartfelt thoughts about that amazing morning:Treyvon Adams: “I knew we had to get her out, you know. Kind of put myself last, put her first, wanted to get her out of the car as fast as possible, and you know, get away from the danger of the car and smoke and hot fluids.”Alto Moore: “And the glass was breaking…I don’t know, we just tapped into a different type strength and just found a way to get it open.”Tyson Brown: “I feel like my family and my coaches, they raised me to be the type to help out for like anybody. So, I just felt the need to hop out of the car to help them … Nobody else got out to help her, so we took it in our hands to get out and help. And, I ain’t a big fan of blood, but the lady looked like she needed help…a lot!”Antwion Carey: “Because it was the right thing to do. We really wasn’t thinking about ourselves at the time… seeing how bad it was and seeing that she needed help.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Teacher Goya wanted to share their story of caring and bravery. “I’m super, super proud of them and they’re great great students, great athletes and this just shows what kind of kids we have, because we constantly get bombarded with negative stories about today’s kids – and seeing the students doing that (the rescue) sets an example for all upcoming generations.”By the way, the driver was treated for cuts and bruises, and is expected to recover.In our complete podcast interview just below you’ll hear from Luis Goya and students Treyvon, Alto, Tyson, and Antwion as they share their teamwork rescue experience, a dramatic event they’ll remember all their lives.<figure class="media"><oembed url="https://soundcloud.com/emf-public-affairs-audio/working-as-a-team-high-school-football-players-save-woman-trapped-in-car?si=2c793d62c78346838fd9645499975508&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing"></oembed></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://emfservices.azureedge.net/news/36865.jpg" alt="The crash - and brave students determined to free the driver"><figcaption>[Photo Credit: Rome (Ga.) City Schools] The crash - and brave students determined to free the driver</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;

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(Left-to-right) Tyson Brown, Caesar Parker, Alto Moore, Antwion Carey, Trey Adams and Luis Goya

“I feel like my family and my coaches, they raised me to be the type to help out for like anybody.” - one rescuer, Tyson Brown

Working As A Team, High School Football Players Save Woman Trapped In Car (+podcast interview)

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A metal object believed to have fallen from a trans-Atlantic jet came crashing down outside the Maine State House, landing with a loud bang just feet from a Capitol Police worker, officials said Monday.The Federal Aviation Administration was alerted Friday and returned to the State House on Monday as it investigated the object, Capitol Police Chief Matthew Clancy said.The metal hit with a loud bang on a slab of granite lining a cobblestone walkaway about 6 to 8 feet from a security screener — and came close to hitting the building itself, he said."It definitely shocked him," the chief said. “He was walking back to the building and got quite a wakeup call.”No one was hurt.The FAA believes the metal sleeve weighing 6 to 7 pounds came from a wing flap of a large passenger jet, he said. Airlines were notified, and all planes landed safely that day, Clancy said.The area where the airplane part crashed to the ground is usually busy when the Maine Legislature is in session, and it's routinely used for rallies, protests and press conferences, he said.

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Nobody was hurt, but some were certainly startled.

Jet Part Falls From Sky At Maine State House

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Massive explosions and fires hit a military depot in Russia-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people, the second time in recent days that the Ukraine war’s focus has turned to the contested peninsula.Russia blamed the blasts at an ammunition storage facility in Mayskoye on an “act of sabotage” without naming the perpetrators. As with last week's explosions, they led to speculation that Ukrainian forces may have staged an attack on the peninsula, which Russia has controlled since 2014.Separately, the Russian business newspaper Kommersant quoted local residents as saying that plumes of black smoke also rose over an air base in Crimea's Gvardeyskoye.Ukraine has stopped short of publicly claiming responsibility for any of the fires or explosions, including last week's at another air base that destroyed nine Russian planes. If Ukrainian forces were, in fact, responsible for any of the explosions, they would represent a significant escalation in the war.<figure class="media"><oembed url="https://twitter.com/mschwirtz/status/1559455800153804802"></oembed></figure>Videos posted on social media showed thick plumes of smoke rising over raging flames in Mayskoye, and a series of explosions could be heard in the background. The Russian Defense Ministry said the fires at the depot caused damage to a power plant, power lines, rail tracks and some apartment buildings. It said in a statement that “there were no serious injuries.”Earlier, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported a fire a transformer substation after “a loud thump sound” in what appeared to be a result of the blasts at the depot.Crimea holds huge strategic and symbolic significance for Russia and Ukraine. The Kremlin’s demand that Kyiv recognize the peninsula as part of Russia has been one of its key conditions for ending the fighting, while Ukraine has vowed to drive the Russians from the peninsula and all other occupied territories.The district where the blasts happened, Dzhankoi, is in the north of the peninsula, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the Russian-controlled region of Kherson in southern Ukraine. Kyiv has recently mounted a series of attacks on various sites in the region, targeting supply routes for the Russian military there and ammunition depots.Last week's explosions at Saki air base sent sunbathers on nearby beaches fleeing as huge flames and pillars of smoke rose over the horizon. Ukrainian officials emphasized Tuesday that Crimea — which is a popular destination for Russian tourists — would not be spared the ravages of war experienced throughout Ukraine.Rather than a travel destination, “Crimea occupied by Russians is about warehouses explosions and high risk of death for invaders and thieves,” Ukraine presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Twitter, though he did not claim any Ukraine responsibility for the blasts.<figure class="media"><oembed url="https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1559519126258962437"></oembed></figure>Crimea’s regional leader, Sergei Aksyonov, said that two people were injured and more than 3,000 evacuated from the villages of Mayskoye and Azovskoye near Dzhankoi following the munitions depot explosions. who can we attribute the injured to?Because the explosions damaged rail tracks, some trains in northern Crimea were diverted to other lines.The Russian military blamed last week's blasts at the Saki air base on an accidental detonation of munitions there, but it appeared to be the result of a Ukrainian attack.Ukrainian officials at the time stopped short of publicly claiming responsibility for the explosions, while mocking Russia’s explanation that a careless smoker might have caused the ammunition to catch fire. Analysts also said that explanation doesn’t make sense and that the Ukrainians could have used anti-ship missiles to strike the base.A British Defense Ministry intelligence update said vessels in Russia's Black Sea Fleet “continue to pursue an extremely defensive posture” in the waters off Crimea, with the ships barely venturing out of sight of the coastline.Russia already lost its flagship Moskva in the Black Sea and last month the Ukrainian military retook the strategic Snake Island outpost off Ukraine’s southwestern coast. It is vital for guaranteeing sea lanes out of Odesa, Ukraine’s biggest port.The Russian fleet's “limited effectiveness undermines Russia's overall invasion strategy,” the British statement said. “This means Ukraine can divert resources to press Russian ground forces elsewhere.”In a propaganda video, the Ukrainian government is mocking Russian tourists who are disturbed over the new attacks on occupied Crimea:<figure class="media"><oembed url="https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1557621932429819907"></oembed></figure>Meanwhile, in the Donbas, which has been the focus of the fighting in recent months, one civilian was killed in Russian shelling, and two others wounded, according to the Ukrainian governor of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko.In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, one civilian was killed and nine others were wounded by Russian shelling, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said. He added that the overnight attack on the city was “one of the most massive shelling of Kharkiv in recent days.”Officials in the central region of Dniprotpetrovsk also reported shelling of the Nikopol and the Kryvyi Rih districts.

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"A senior Ukrainian official confirms that this morning’s explosion at a Russian ammunition depot in Crimea was the work of an elite Ukrainian military unit operating behind enemy lines." - NYT 

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CLEVELAND – A new Cleveland Clinic study is highlighting the lack of awareness about hearing loss among adults between the ages of 50 and 80 here in the United States.According to the results, only 10% are able to properly identify what’s considered a “normal” range of hearing.“Unfortunately, the results of the survey really weren’t that surprising. They are important for people to understand, but the fact that they were so underwhelming is pretty much what we expected,” said Sarah Sydlowski, AuD, PhD, MBA, audiology director for the hearing implant program and associate chief improvement officer for Cleveland Clinic. “We know that patients don’t understand hearing loss and how important hearing really is for overall health.”Dr. Sydlowski, who is also the president of the American Academy of Audiology, said the survey found that people are putting off getting their hearing checked over almost every other common health screening.In addition, 59% said they would very likely take their pet to the vet, but only 27% said they’re likely to get their own hearing checked.Dr. Sydlowski said when hearing loss is left untreated, it can lead to depression, social isolation, and poor quality of life.So, why are people not taking hearing loss as seriously as other health issues?She said one factor could be people think of hearing loss as a typical part of aging they must accept, or perhaps the person worries they will “look older” by having to wear hearing aids.Another is some physicians may not realize how much can be done to improve hearing loss.“You would never go to a primary care provider and have them say you have high blood pressure, that’s common in older age so just learn to live with it,” she said. “They would recommend medication and diet and exercise. They’d make sure that you’re monitored and come back and are keeping an eye on it. And so we really need to do the same with hearing loss as well.”Hearing loss ranks among the most prevalent and untreated disabilities in the world and is the third most common chronic health condition in older adults.One in eight adults in the U.S. and more than two-thirds of people over the age of 80 suffer from hearing loss.

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A new Cleveland Clinic survey highlights the lack of awareness when it comes to hearing loss among older adults.

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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms,” the White House announced Tuesday. President Joe Biden continues to test negative after <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-health-jill-delaware-f1a5a72ff5200848e7859ffd4d55b9ea">recently recovering from the virus</a> but will wear a mask indoors for 10 days as a precaution.The Bidens have been vacationing in South Carolina since Aug. 10, and the 71-year-old first lady began experiencing symptoms on Monday. Jill Biden, like her husband, has been twice-vaccinated and twice-boosted with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She has been prescribed <a href="https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-business-health-a0fabeb7a6134381cd497acfb45424a6">the antiviral drug Paxlovid</a> and will isolate at the vacation home for at least five days.“Close contacts of the First Lady have been notified,” her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, said in a statement “She is currently staying at a private residence in South Carolina and will return home after she receives two consecutive negative COVID tests.”The president tested negative for the virus on Tuesday morning, the White House said, but would be wearing a mask indoors for 10 days. He plans to return to Washington on Tuesday <a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-health-climate-and-environment-9a7f349fa7b07387d20ad603f2ff4875">to sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill</a> in the afternoon, before continuing to his home in Wilmington, Delaware.He recovered from a rebound case of the virus on Aug. 7."Consistent with CDC guidance because he is a close contact of the First Lady, he will mask for 10 days when indoors and in close proximity to others," the White House said. It said it would increase the president’s testing cadence and report those results.Jill Biden will no longer travel to Florida later this week. She previously had announced her participation in events Thursday night and Friday at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando in support of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jill-biden-michelle-obama-michael-pence-volunteer-forces-c13b158b555669e8e46191f641e1538d">her Joining Forces initiative</a> for military families.

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“She is currently staying at a private residence in South Carolina and will return home after she receives two consecutive negative COVID tests.”

'Symptoms Mild' As First Lady Tests Positive For COVID-19

Partnered with Premier Sports Management, Flint Community Schools, Fresh Flint, Flint United, Detroit Pistons guard, Hami Diallo and several special invited guests will be hosting a 2-day camp at Flint Northwestern High School. Camp will be held at Flint Northwestern High School on August 25-26, 9AM-2PM.Campers can receive free haircuts, schools supplies, and lunch will be provided. Along with the opportunity to learn from NBA and collegiate athletes, campers can receive free haircuts, school supplies, and lunch will be provided both days.“This is exciting, Hami is a great, young talent on a Pistons team that’s ready to make noise. To have him want to make an impact in Flint is great for our city and our kids,” said Kevin Mays, Owner of Flint United.Flint Community Schools will also be hosting a school registration fair to enroll new students. Register at <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cnewstips%40kloveair1.com%7C3211e8189abd4f0862a708da7f8c07e7%7C1e2152463fb64aeab4e0009f2a1de44e%7C0%7C0%7C637962537548558429%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vWpVfML3qAcXAXkwFcU41aOCsVnv2RfETaZgvzIGgiQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.eventbrite.com</a>, search, ‘Hami Day’. Kids must be pre-registered to attend.Registration Link: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fhami-day-presented-by-fresh-flint-flint-community-schools-tickets-401040221097&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cnewstips%40kloveair1.com%7C3211e8189abd4f0862a708da7f8c07e7%7C1e2152463fb64aeab4e0009f2a1de44e%7C0%7C0%7C637962537548558429%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Iei%2BwwzUCPnVL3BOpigKrvR6hcMMA5cuTlSSNCAnYVA%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hami-day-presented-by-fresh-flint-flint-community-schools-tickets-401040221097</a>Hami Diallo Basketball Camp: Hami DayLocation:&nbsp;Flint Northwestern High SchoolDate(s):&nbsp;Thursday, August 25, 2022 - Friday, August 26, 2022Time: Registration, 8AM; 9AM-2PM

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Along with the opportunity to learn from NBA and collegiate athletes, campers can receive free haircuts, school supplies, and lunch will be provided both days.

Hami Diallo Of Detroit Pistons, Premier Sports Management, Will Host Free 2-Day Basketball Camp

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Drivers Change Habits to Counter High Gas Prices

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West Virginia's governor declared a state of emergency Monday in two counties after nearly a half-foot of rain resulted in flash flooding.

State Of Emergency Declared In 2 West Virginia Counties After Flash Flooding

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