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