Social media use within otolaryngology is increasing rapidly, mainly for professional networking but also for applications that directly impact patient care, such as patient education and study recruitment.


Social media use within otolaryngology is increasing rapidly, mainly for professional networking but also for applications that directly impact patient care, such as patient education and study recruitment.


Being fully informed about the logistics of family-planning efforts—whether it’s fertility preservation, in vitro fertilization, or surrogate parenting—and being your own advocate can help physicians through this challenging terrain of work-life integration.

It’s critical that otolaryngologists become familiar with, educated about, and unafraid of AI to prepare for the inevitable integration of AI applications into their practices.

Otolaryngologists Open West Africa Institute for Special Surgery (WAISS) to Improve Access to Care

Virtual (VR), augmented (AR), and mixed realities (MR) all fall under the umbrella of extended reality (XR) and are characterized by extending a user’s experience into different worlds via technology that simulates those realms. In healthcare, currently, one of the main uses of XR occurs during surgery.

Researchers have found that using 3D virtual models of resected cancer conveys information more effectively.

Failure to attend preoperative appointments was the dominant predictor for a patient being a noshow on their otolaryngology surgery day, and a potential target for intervention.