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It’s no secret that periods often come with a whole variety of other symptoms, but data around menstruation is lacking. Apple and Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health are looking to change that by collaborating on the Apple Women’s Health Study, which is aimed at understanding more about periods in women across demographics and lifestyles.
This morning the organizations released a preliminary data analysis from the study, which was first announced in 2019, and included 10,000 participants. As part of the study participants were able to log period characteristics through surveys or the cycle-tracking feature on their iPhone or Apple Watch. The study also used sensor data from the devices. A total of 6,141 women tracked at least one menstrual symptom,
Covid: Hearing-impaired UAE residents struggling with new normal dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com Filed on March 4, 2021 | Last updated on March 4, 2021 at 12.11 pm
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1 in 4 people will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050: WHO
The new world of online learning and remote working has been particularly hard on those with hearing impairments. While they have been able to identify their tutors, deaf students in mainstream schools have found it challenging to lip read and keep up with their school curriculum.
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On the occasion of World Hearing Day, celebrated on March 3, Khaleej Times reached out to students, parents, doctors, and educators, who said the pandemic has been particularly hard on those with hearing impairments.