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A photo of a male audiologist looking at a computer monitor while his male patient looks on from a sound booth.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Work to Clarify New Audiology Scope-of-Practice Law in Maryland

Concern centers around provision allowing audiologists to perform "health screenings"

A photo of Marty Kedian in Mayo Clinic鈥檚 Head and Neck Regenerative Medicine Laboratory in Scottsdale, Arizona.

<乌鸦传媒>Laryngeal Transplant Helped a Cancer Patient Speak Again in Pioneering Study

Transplants of this nature normally aren't an option for people with active cancer

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Pay, Prior Auth, and More: A Q&A With the AMA's President-Elect

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, also says he wants to improve medical record interoperability

AMA over photo of the interior of Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, IL

<乌鸦传媒>The AMA Will 'Fight for Our Profession and Our Patients,' Says New President

Health system should "not get in the way" of providing good care, says Bruce Scott

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Springsteen's Health; Minimum Staffing Rule Challenged; Probiotic Sodas Probed

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Earbuds and Hearing Loss; Campaign Rally Deaths; Cannabis vs Alcohol Use Daily

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of surgical staples and drainage tubes attached to a woman鈥檚 neck after thyroid surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence Supports Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer

No difference in surgical, oncologic outcomes with immediate versus delayed surgery

A photo of a woman sitting on an exercise mat and using a massage gun on her neck.

<乌鸦传媒>Massage Guns the Likely Culprit in Two Cases of Acute Vertigo

The relatively younger age of the two patients makes these cases particularly notable

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<乌鸦传媒>RFK Jr. Explains Why His Voice Sounds Hoarse

Spasmodic dysphonia -- not his brain worm -- is the root cause

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm; Cancer From Your Car? Hearing Restored in Two Kids

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a woman attempting to smell an orange.

<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds

Study attempts to untangle taste and olfactory dysfunction 1 year after infection

AACR over a photo of San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Immunotherapy After Definitive Therapy Flops in Head and Neck Cancer

No event-free survival benefit with atezolizumab versus placebo in phase III trial

A computer rendered cutaway of the human skull with the hypoglossal nerve highlighted

<乌鸦传媒>Nerve Stimulation for Sleep Apnea May Not Work for All

Body mass index, sleeping position influence outcomes

A close up photo of a box of tissues

<乌鸦传媒>Predicting Vasculitis Relapse? It's SNOT That Hard

Sino-nasal symptoms markedly raise the risk, study suggests

A photo of a male radiologist standing next to an MRI machine his male patient is lying in.

<乌鸦传媒>Mysterious Acute-Onset Neck Mass in a Young Man

Among many diagnostic options for a rare condition, be aware of potential pitfalls

MHNCS over a photo of JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, AZ

<乌鸦传媒>Gene-Guided Immunotherapy Misses Mark in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

Few responses with or without guidance in small first step for "personalized" treatment

MHNCS over a photo of JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, AZ

<乌鸦传媒>Vismodegib-RT Regimen Achieves High Rate of Disease Control in Head and Neck BCC

Local control in 91% of cases at 1 year in small prospective trial

A photo of a man sitting on a couch, holding a tissue, and pressing his hand to his nose.

<乌鸦传媒>Sinusitis Tied to Later Autoimmune Disease

Olmsted County analysis points to substantial risk

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Mistakenly Accused of Shouting Racist Slurs at Woman

Being the target of social media misinformation "can happen to anybody"

A photo of a male physician examining the ear of a little boy.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Gene Therapy Allows Kids With Inherited Deafness to Hear

"This is real proof showing gene therapy is working," says researcher

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>White House Pharmacy a Mess; Doctor Dies in Avalanche; Gene Therapy for Deafness

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A female ear, nose, and throat doctor wearing a headlamp examines her senior male patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Significant Left Nasal Obstruction Finally Diagnosed After 2 Years

Nonspecific presentation impedes early diagnosis of rare indolent tumor in older man

A photo of a little girl sleeping with her mouth open.

<乌鸦传媒>Early Surgery for Kids' Mild Sleep Apnea Doesn't Boost Executive Function

Other outcomes like blood pressure levels, however, were better than with watchful waiting

A computer rendering of antibodies attacking the thyroid gland.

<乌鸦传媒>Hashimoto's Patients Felt Better for 5 Years After Thyroidectomy

But high complication rate should dissuade clinicians from routinely offering treatment

A photo of a senior woman sitting on an operating table prior to surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery

Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension

A close up photo of a woman looking through an otoscope.

<乌鸦传媒>Spider, Exoskeleton Removed From Patient's Ear

Woman said she felt a creature moving in her ear

A photo of a man in a hospital bed eating Jello after septoplasty surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Surgery Gets a Win for Clearing Nasal Obstruction

Septoplasty more effective than nasal spray management in people with a deviated septum

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<乌鸦传媒>Did Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Really 'Break His Larynx'?

A Q&A with a voice and airway expert

A close up portrait of a male surgeon in the operating room.

<乌鸦传媒>No Surprise? Surgical Leadership Roles Still Dominated by White Men

Underrepresented groups, women may find path to department chair cut short in "service roles"

A photo of a woman attempting to smell a scented candle.

<乌鸦传媒>Gabapentin No Help for Lingering COVID-Induced Olfactory Dysfunction

Compared with placebo, differences in response to treatment were not significant

A photo a young male doctor pointing to the throat of an anatomical model of the head and neck.

<乌鸦传媒>Most Patients Don't Realize HPV Causes Throat Cancer, Survey Finds

But education and shared decision-making can convince some patients to get vaccinated

A photo of an infant during cleft palate surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Less Velopharyngeal Insufficiency at Age 5 With Earlier Cleft Palate Surgery

More infants with early primary surgery had canonical babbling at 1 year

A computer rendering of cancer cells in the nasopharynx.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Biomarker Boosts Diagnostic Accuracy of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Screening

PPV increased to as much as 44.6% with combined-biomarker screening of high-risk patients

A photo of a boy in bed wearing a sleep apnea mask.

<乌鸦传媒>Surgery May Improve Dysphagia Outcomes in Kids With Sleep Apnea

Adenotonsillectomy was more likely to resolve difficulty in swallowing versus watchful waiting

A photo of surgeons using a MasSpec Pen during surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Handheld Pen Helps Surgeons Distinguish Between Thyroid, Parathyroid Tissues

Dye-less device works in about 15 seconds

A photo of a little boy in bed blowing his nose.

<乌鸦传媒>'Minimal' Benefit Seen With Antibiotics for Acute Sinusitis in Kids

Effect did not depend on nasal discharge color

AAIC over a photo of the RAI convention center in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

<乌鸦传媒>This Common Device Can Slow Cognitive Decline, Trial Shows

Hearing loss is more than a marker for dementia risk, it appears

AHNS over a photo of the Montreal Convention Center in Quebec, Canada.

<乌鸦传媒>Positive Surgical Margins More Likely Among Black Men With Oral Cancer

Post-operative treatment, long-term survival may be affected

AHNS over a photo of the Montreal Convention Center in Quebec, Canada.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Turmeric Derivative Drug Shows Promise in Head and Neck Cancer

Compound is still in earliest stages of testing

AHNS over a photo of the Montreal Convention Center in Quebec, Canada.

<乌鸦传媒>Oral Cancer Patients Face Worse Outcomes With Delayed Radiation Therapy

Failure to initiate adjuvant radiation therapy within 6 weeks tied to survival rates

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