Researchers have identified a new gene that may be associated with causing sensorineural hearing loss in childhood

Researchers have identified a new gene that may be associated with causing sensorineural hearing loss in childhood
New immunotherapy improves overall survival and improves quality of life with fewer side effects in a treatment-resistant and rapidly progressing form of head and neck carcinoma, reports a large, randomized international trial.
Tonsillectomies performed in kids at children’s teaching hospitals have a significantly higher cost, are more likely to involve complications, and result in more comorbidities than when performed at other types of hospitals.
Shared decision making reduces conflict and improves the quality of the decision for patients who are making choices about elective surgery.
In patients with advanced laryngeal cancer, younger patients and those residing in a county with a low median household income are more likely to receive surgical therapy, and females and married patients are at a lower risk of dying from cancer.
A newly formed network will help providers, payers, employers, states, consumer groups, and others partner with the federal government to more quickly implement alternative payment models for the healthcare delivery
At this year’s Triological Society Annual Meeting, which will be held during the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings May 20-21 in Chicago, the TRIO will conduct a Twitter chat that will […]
Patients who present with isolated mandible fractures may benefit from concussion screening
New study reports that children in the U.S. who present with nasopharyngeal carcinoma are more often black and have advanced disease compared with adults
For patients diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal cancer, detection of HPV DNA in oral rinse samples after diagnosis may provide a useful biomarker to identify patients at increased risk of recurrence after treatment