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  "id": 12389518,
  "title": "Why hearing loss deserves earlier attention in dementia prevention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/why-hearing-loss-deserves-earlier-attention-in-dementia-prevention",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:40:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-loss-earlier-attention-dementia.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dr. Brent Tipping, a geriatrician at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Center (WDGMC), says that hearing loss more than doubles the odds of dementia, with visual impairment (both near and far) also elevating the risk.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}