Patients with head and neck cancer enrolled in randomized clinical trials evaluating interventions to improve outcome are much younger and have a very good performance status compared to patients seen in clinical practice, according to a recently published systematic review by investigators in the Netherlands (JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. May 19, 2022. Published online ahead of print. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0890). “Physicians should be […]
In June, the American Medical Association (AMA) introduced the members of its Board of Trustees for the coming year following elections held during the association’s Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates. The 2022-2023 board’s executive committee members include two otolaryngologists. Bobby Mukkamala, MD, the immediate past chair, was first elected to the American […]
In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved dupilumab (Dupixent) as a treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older weighing at least 40 kilograms (which is about 88 pounds). Today’s action marks the first FDA approval of a treatment for EoE. Dupilumab, originally approved by the FDA […]
A study published online in December 2021 in Health Affairs showed that female physicians may earn as much as $2 million less than their male counterparts over the course of a 40-year medical career, even after factors such as hours worked, clinical revenue, practice type, and specialty were accounted for (Health Affairs. [published online December […]
Diagnosing and addressing hearing loss, particularly in midlife, can help ameliorate the increased risk of dementia associated with the hearing loss.
A liquid biopsy-based test to diagnose HPV-associated cancers may offer improved accuracy at a reduced cost and with a shorter time to diagnosis.
Physician, resident, and medical student members of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates adopted a policy at the association’s special interim meeting in November to combat public health disinformation disseminated by healthcare professionals. The new policy, which calls for the AMA to collaborate with relevant health professional societies and other stakeholders in addressing […]
In alignment with its commitment to inform and educate physicians on topics important to health equity, the American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced a series of CME and educational activities aimed at addressing the root causes of inequities, including racism and other social determinants of health. The new content, including videos and statistical information that’s […]
It’s been estimated that nearly 1 billion people worldwide have mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A study published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research has shown that people who have OSA are nearly twice as likely to experience sudden death from cardiovascular complications (e.g. hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias) or all-cause […]
A study published in July 2021 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has shown that the overall survival (OS) in patients who had previously treated esophageal cancer improved significantly with the humanized monoclonal antibody drug tislelizumab when compared to chemotherapy (J Clin Oncol. 2021 39:15_suppl, 4012-4012; the study was sponsored by BeiGene, Ltd.). In the global […]