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<乌鸦传媒>Study: Scale Back Surveillance for HPV Oropharyngeal Cancers

Retrospective data show no survival advantage with adherence to NCCN guidelines

Surgical scar on a woman neck after Thyroidectomy.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Transoral Endocrine Surgery Underused in Thyroid Operations?

Over half of patients could have had "scarless" procedure

<乌鸦传媒>Monkees' Peter Tork Dies of Rare Salivary Gland Cancer

But what is adenoid cystic carcinoma?

<乌鸦传媒>2018 Otolaryngology Salary Survey Results

Does your pay slay or is it just OK?

<乌鸦传媒>First-Line Anti-PD-1 Ups Survival for Advanced Head/Neck Cancer

Pembrolizumab, with or without chemo, tops current standard

<乌鸦传媒>Inherited JAK3 Mutation May Up Head/Neck Ca Risk in African Americans

About 8% carry the single nucleotide polymorphism

<乌鸦传媒>Two-Week Opioid Script Is Plenty for 90% of Nasal Surgery Patients

One fourth of patients required no opioid medication at all

<乌鸦传媒>Knowledge Gaps on HPV's Link to Head/Neck Ca for Docs in Training

Few are equipped to perform HPV vaccine counseling, study found

<乌鸦传媒>Molecular Profiling Can ID Cancer Risk in Thyroid Lesions

In lesions with atypia, different mutations confer higher and lower risks

<乌鸦传媒>Balloon Dilation Flops in Sleep Apnea Without Sinus Disease

Randomized study supports recent AAO-HNSF consensus statement

<乌鸦传媒>Multi-Flap Head and Neck Surgery: It's Complicated

Need for individualized assessment, discussion emphasized by meta-analysis

<乌鸦传媒>Rapid Genetic Test May Prevent Abx-Linked Hearing Loss in Babies

For newborns with sepsis,identifies those at risk from aminoglycosides

<乌鸦传媒>Better Specificity with Next-Gen Thyroid Gene Sequence Test

Afirma GSC seems to send fewer patients for surgical intervention

<乌鸦传媒>Thyroid Nodule Location Predictive of Malignancy

Nodules in the upper pole more likely to be cancerous

<乌鸦传媒>Low PTH-Calcium Ups Risk for Long-Term Parathyroid Problems

Levels help guide patient management after thyroidectomy

<乌鸦传媒>Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths

Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: Breast Cancer-Schizophrenia Link; FDA on Essure; Rx for Hearing Loss?

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

<乌鸦传媒>Children With Vocal Nodules Benefit from All Types of Voice Therapy

Direct, indirect forms of treatment both helped quality of life in trial

<乌鸦传媒>Drug Combo Saves Kids' Tonsils in Mild OSA

The anti-inflammatory asthma drug montelukast (Singulair) plus corticosteroids was an effective initial alternative to surgery for mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, a retrospective study showed.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns About Codeine Following Tonsillectomy

Products that contain codeine should not be used for pain relief in children following tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy because of a possible risk of serious adverse events or death, the FDA said Wednesday.

<乌鸦传媒>Post-Ear Tube MRSA Infections Not Serious

Among children with ear infections following tympanostomy tube placement, infections associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) did not result in worse outcomes than those caused by other pathogens, a single-center study showed.

<乌鸦传媒>Eating Can Be Risky Business for COPD Patients

PITTSBURGH -- Poor coordination between swallowing and breathing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may increase risk of aspiration pneumonia and exacerbations, researchers warned.

<乌鸦传媒>Domestic Violence Signaled by Types of Facial Injuries

PHILADELPHIA -- The pattern of facial trauma may help identify women abused by a spouse or significant other, researchers said.

<乌鸦传媒>Smoking May Increase Bleeding Risk After Type of Tonsillectomy

TACOMA, Wash. -- Post-tonsillectomy smoking nearly doubles the risk of hemorrhage, but it appears limited to patients who have uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, investigators here reported.

<乌鸦传媒>Head Positional Maneuvers Endorsed for Benign Vertigo

PHOENIX, Ariz., -- Almost like wet dogs shaking their heads, patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo are resolving dizziness by a series of directed movements to remove loose calcium crystals from semicircular canals in the ear.

<乌鸦传媒>Steroids Not Gold Standard for Sudden Hearing Loss

LONDON, Ontario, June 18 -- Although sudden sensorineural hearing loss is typically treated with systemic steroids, little evidence exists to support this or any other treatment, researchers said.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns About Risks of Throat-Numbing Spray

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Veterans Health Administration has halted the use of benzocaine sprays to numb mucous membranes in the mouth and throat, prompting the FDA to reissue warnings about the risk of methemoglobinemia.