Tag Archives: Working

Working remotely with hearing loss: Tips for virtual meetings

Telecommute, remote work, work-from-home: Whatever you call it, setting up a home office presents unique challenges when you’ve got hearing loss. Especially if it’s something you’re having to do unexpectedly, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. You may not only be learning to adapt to new ways of working, you may find that technology isn’t as… Read More »

Researchers are working on a pill for loneliness, as studies suggest the condition is worse than obesity

The volunteers at the University of Chicago’s Brain Dynamics Laboratory, all otherwise young and healthy, were tied together by really only one thing: nearly off-the-chart scores on the most widely used scale measuring loneliness. Asked how often they felt they had no one they could turn to, how often they felt their relationships seemed superficial… Read More »