Clinical trials focus on OTOF-associated hearing loss, but other genes identified as appealing next targets

Clinical trials focus on OTOF-associated hearing loss, but other genes identified as appealing next targets
Innovations initially developed for and by the gaming industry have moved into medical clinics and operating rooms.
Otolaryngologists are uniquely positioned to develop innovations that improve patient care (and ease physician stress), but the path to entrepreneurship isn’t easy or obvious.
Otolaryngologists strongly support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in medicine, with 59% of trainees and 86% of practicing otolaryngologists “favoring or strongly favoring” DEI initiatives.
Medical students and residents are embracing new technologies to help them study. This shift is driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI), educational platforms, and other digital tools, along with demands for more flexible and personalized learning.
Otolaryngologists say that carefully choosing the right words, understanding the goals and values of the other party involved, and having a good dose of self-awareness go a long way, both in helping to avoid conflicts and in preventing escalation when they arise.
More than 13 million U.S adults live with measurable smell dysfunction, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Thyroid cancer rates are up worldwide. Total thyroidectomy rates are declining. This apparent dichotomy is driven by two trends: increased diagnosis of thyroid cancer, largely due to increased availability and utilization of advanced imaging, and technological advances that enable physicians to treat thyroid cancers and nodules more precisely.
Today’s physicians must ensure that patients understand all possible implications of image sharing—as well as the consequences of refusing or revoking access—in a quickly evolving landscape.