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Article: Environmental Allergy Influences Nasal Culture Bacteriology with Implications for Antibiotic Therapy Selection
Michael S. Morris, MD, believes that the everyday illnesses seen by community otolaryngologists should be better analyzed. Is it an allergy or an infection? Is it a bug? We should find out, he said.
Article: Collaboration Between Otolaryngologists and Audiologists Can Benefit Both
Philip Mark Brown, MD's audiologist coworkers keep him apprised of the current state of the art regarding the available battery of audiologic tests.
Article: Monitoring Tracheal Tube Cuff Pressures in the ICU Can Prevent Injury
“Despite increasing awareness among intensivists and respiratory therapists and more widespread use of low-pressure, high-volume cuffs, the incidence of tracheal tube cuff overinflation remains high in the contemporary American intensive care unit [ICU],” said Luc Morris, MD, from the Head and Neck Service in the Department of Otolaryngology at New York University School of Medicine during his scientific session presentation at the April 2007 meeting of the American Broncho-Esophagological...
Article: Tinnitus Desensitization Treatment Shows Promising Clinical Data
An FDA-cleared, noninvasive treatment approach that utilizes neural stimulation to desensitize patients to the disturbing impact of tinnitus has achieved consistently positive results in a controlled clinical study in Australia.
Article: Is Quality of US Health Care Deficient? Some Experts Disagree with Report
Executives, royalty, and even the indigent seeking the world's best, most advanced medical care find it in the United States.
Article: So You Think a Malpractice Suit Is Bad?
I was sued only once during my surgical career.
Article: NIH Support for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Research Grows, Diversifies: Part 1 of 2
An important success story has been quietly taking place at the National Institutes of Health over the last decade, which bodes well for patient care, for science, and for the specialty.
Article: Robotics for Head and Neck Surgery: The Wave of the Future?
Robotic-assisted surgery is poised to become a standard technique for many head and neck surgical procedures, according to experts.
