<ѻý>RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm; Cancer From Your Car? Hearing Restored in Two Kidsѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff May 08, 2024
<ѻý>Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Budsѻý> Study attempts to untangle taste and olfactory dysfunction 1 year after infection Apr 23, 2024
<ѻý>Immunotherapy After Definitive Therapy Flops in Head and Neck Cancerѻý> No event-free survival benefit with atezolizumab versus placebo in phase III trial Apr 10, 2024
<ѻý>Nerve Stimulation for Sleep Apnea May Not Work for Allѻý> Body mass index, sleeping position influence outcomes Apr 05, 2024
<ѻý>Predicting Vasculitis Relapse? It's SNOT That Hardѻý> Sino-nasal symptoms markedly raise the risk, study suggests Mar 25, 2024
<ѻý>Mysterious Acute-Onset Neck Mass in a Young Manѻý> Among many diagnostic options for a rare condition, be aware of potential pitfalls Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>Gene-Guided Immunotherapy Misses Mark in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancerѻý> Few responses with or without guidance in small first step for "personalized" treatment Mar 04, 2024
<ѻý>Vismodegib-RT Regimen Achieves High Rate of Disease Control in Head and Neck BCCѻý> Local control in 91% of cases at 1 year in small prospective trial Mar 01, 2024
<ѻý>Sinusitis Tied to Later Autoimmune Diseaseѻý> Olmsted County analysis points to substantial risk Feb 27, 2024
<ѻý>Doctor Mistakenly Accused of Shouting Racist Slurs at Womanѻý> Being the target of social media misinformation "can happen to anybody" Feb 27, 2024
<ѻý>Novel Gene Therapy Allows Kids With Inherited Deafness to Hearѻý> "This is real proof showing gene therapy is working," says researcher Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>White House Pharmacy a Mess; Doctor Dies in Avalanche; Gene Therapy for Deafnessѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>Significant Left Nasal Obstruction Finally Diagnosed After 2 Yearsѻý> Nonspecific presentation impedes early diagnosis of rare indolent tumor in older man Dec 26, 2023
<ѻý>Early Surgery for Kids' Mild Sleep Apnea Doesn't Boost Executive Functionѻý> Other outcomes like blood pressure levels, however, were better than with watchful waiting Dec 05, 2023
<ѻý>Hashimoto's Patients Felt Better for 5 Years After Thyroidectomyѻý> But high complication rate should dissuade clinicians from routinely offering treatment Nov 27, 2023
<ѻý>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgeryѻý> Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Spider, Exoskeleton Removed From Patient's Earѻý> Woman said she felt a creature moving in her ear Oct 26, 2023
<ѻý>Surgery Gets a Win for Clearing Nasal Obstructionѻý> Septoplasty more effective than nasal spray management in people with a deviated septum Oct 19, 2023
<ѻý>Did Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Really 'Break His Larynx'?ѻý> A Q&A with a voice and airway expert Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>No Surprise? Surgical Leadership Roles Still Dominated by White Menѻý> Underrepresented groups, women may find path to department chair cut short in "service roles" Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Gabapentin No Help for Lingering COVID-Induced Olfactory Dysfunctionѻý> Compared with placebo, differences in response to treatment were not significant Sep 21, 2023
<ѻý>Most Patients Don't Realize HPV Causes Throat Cancer, Survey Findsѻý> But education and shared decision-making can convince some patients to get vaccinated Sep 05, 2023
<ѻý>Less Velopharyngeal Insufficiency at Age 5 With Earlier Cleft Palate Surgeryѻý> More infants with early primary surgery had canonical babbling at 1 year Aug 30, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Biomarker Boosts Diagnostic Accuracy of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Screeningѻý> PPV increased to as much as 44.6% with combined-biomarker screening of high-risk patients Aug 30, 2023
<ѻý>Surgery May Improve Dysphagia Outcomes in Kids With Sleep Apneaѻý> Adenotonsillectomy was more likely to resolve difficulty in swallowing versus watchful waiting Aug 20, 2023
<ѻý>Handheld Pen Helps Surgeons Distinguish Between Thyroid, Parathyroid Tissuesѻý> Dye-less device works in about 15 seconds Aug 02, 2023
<ѻý>'Minimal' Benefit Seen With Antibiotics for Acute Sinusitis in Kidsѻý> Effect did not depend on nasal discharge color Jul 25, 2023
<ѻý>This Common Device Can Slow Cognitive Decline, Trial Showsѻý> Hearing loss is more than a marker for dementia risk, it appears Jul 18, 2023
<ѻý>Positive Surgical Margins More Likely Among Black Men With Oral Cancerѻý> Post-operative treatment, long-term survival may be affected Jul 11, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Turmeric Derivative Drug Shows Promise in Head and Neck Cancerѻý> Compound is still in earliest stages of testing Jul 10, 2023
<ѻý>Oral Cancer Patients Face Worse Outcomes With Delayed Radiation Therapyѻý> Failure to initiate adjuvant radiation therapy within 6 weeks tied to survival rates Jul 10, 2023
<ѻý>Liquid Biopsy May Help Identify HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancerѻý> But concerns about false negative results linger Jul 10, 2023
<ѻý>Primary Surgery vs Radiation in Oropharyngeal Cancer: Does One Come Out a Winner?ѻý> Higher short-term dysphagia risk with surgery, but RT/CRT had worse 5-year OS Jul 09, 2023
<ѻý>OTC Hearing Aids Are Here, but Are They Shaking Things Up?ѻý> The market is still sorting itself out, experts say May 25, 2023
<ѻý>Will Surgery Relieve Bo Jackson's Chronic Hiccups?ѻý> After nearly a year of having hiccups, the athlete is seeking treatment May 15, 2023
<ѻý>Benefits of Parathyroidectomy Run Far Deeper Than PTH Normalizationѻý> Significant reductions in heart-harming inflammatory cytokines also noted May 06, 2023
<ѻý>Bell's Palsy Occurred More Frequently With COVID Vaccinesѻý> But SARS-CoV-2 infection tripled the risk over vaccination Apr 27, 2023
<ѻý>How Could I Possibly Know What Was 'Best' for My Patient?ѻý> An excerpt from Chin-Quee's new book, I Can't Save You Apr 25, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Bispecific Antibody Active in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancerѻý> Responses in 37% of patients previously treated with anti-PD-1/L1 agents, platinum chemotherapy Apr 18, 2023
<ѻý>Surgery No Help for the Kidneys in Older Folks With Primary Hyperparathyroidismѻý> But those under 60 saw a significant benefit with parathyroidectomy Apr 10, 2023