Duke University’s Blake Wilson has been awarded the 2026 Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for his contributions to the ...

LONE TREE, Colo., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, today announced the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of ...

Five scientists and engineers — Graeme Clark, Erwin Hochmair, Ingeborg Hochmair, Michael Merzenich, and Blake Wilson — have ...

In a truly touching moment at a hospital in Lake Nona, 3-year-old Jolene Davis got to hear more clearly for the first time, all thanks to her new cochlear implant. This special event comes just in ...

It couldn't have helped Gordon Welch's hearing when he ran headlong into a clothesline pole one day playing baseball at the age of about 10. Or when a gnat got stuck in his ear and he had to have it ...

11-year-old DuJuan Broadus is the first U.S. patient to receive a MED-EL FLEX34 cochlear implant, designed for those with a larger cochlea. The new implant allows for a wider range of frequencies, ...

A Massachusetts baby born deaf heard her parents for the first time after receiving cochlear implants. Her parents initially learned sign language before deciding on the implants due to uncertainty.

Ryder Boen, an 11-year-old from Oklahoma, heard clearly for the first time in his life after receiving a cochlear implant from Hearts for Hearing, an organization dedicated to helping Oklahomans of ...

The use of cochlear implants to treat children and adults with severe sensorineural hearing loss has made "incredible progress" over recent years, according to Christopher Bohr, MD, PhD, director of ...

GRAND FORKS — Gary Greicar began losing hearing in his right ear two decades ago, a problem that only worsened with age. But after undergoing a new procedure now available for the first time in Grand ...