Living your Best Life: How Hearing Well Contributes to Healthy Living and Healthy Aging
Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A
Director
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Md.
Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture: Living your Best Life: How Hearing Well Contributes to Healthy Living and Healthy Aging
Archived video
About this Seminar
Hearing loss affects 18% of the world’s population, and is the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide. In the United States, hearing loss crosses all age groups and demographics, but the significant impact in older adults is just beginning to be recognized. Recent advances hold promise for prevention and treatment of hearing loss, as well as in facilitating accessibility to hearing care for improved quality of life.
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Thursday, April 14: Nation’s leader on hearing to discuss how hearing loss impacts quality of life in public lecture , articleDebara L. Tucci, director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at the National Institutes of Health, will talk about the hidden health problems of hearing loss at the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. Public reception with refreshments begins at 5 p.m.
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Nobel laureate, NIH leaders to present 2021-22 Maury Strauss public lectures , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute announced the lineup for its 12th annual Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series – an initiative that has exposed the public to more than 90 globally renowned science thought leaders and health care innovators over the years.
Additional Details
This is a free event hosted by Dr. Michael Friedlander and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. For more information, please call 540-526-2059.
About Maury Strauss
Maury Strauss is a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supports biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free public seminars, Mr. Strauss has made a generous gift to the series. Read VT News Story
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