Otolaryngology News

At 3 months old, Kaiba Gionfriddo was on a ventilator 24 hours a day. A rare condition blocked air from reaching his lungs, and he stopped breathing nearly every day.

The success of an imaginative and resourceful device used to save an infant born with a serious airway malformation sheds light on new technology created by the marriage of bioengineering and surgery.

Sixteen specialist ear, nose and throat nurses have graduated at the 10th annual congregation of the Ear, Nose and Throat Nursing School at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Nursing Training School in the Ashanti Region.

Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

About 35 million Americans have chronic sinus problems, and they often get worse in the midst of bad allergy season like the one we're in right now.

Last fall, Alex Terry was a bright, lively, 6-year-old living in Sandy. In November, he developed a cold, sore throat and laryngitis.

A CONSULTANT at the Great Western Hospital and his anaesthetist colleagues have been awarded a prestigious award for their charity work in Nepal.

In past articles, I had discussed the importance of patients empowering them- selves and working with their doctors to improve their health care.

Last year, the warm and incredibly early spring triggered a quick start to the allergy season.

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Chicago's Otolaryngology specialist Dr.

May is Better Hearing Month it's a perfect time for people to get their hearing checked.

Main Category: Ear, Nose and Throat Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 13 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Antibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis are prescribed frequently - especially for younger adult patients and in primary care settings - despite recent consensus guidelines that discourage antibiotic use in mild cases, ... (more)

Emily Jacobs, 5, is treated by Dr. Martin Hurwitz, a pediatric pulmonary and allergy specialist, for her allergies.

Dr. Neeta Kohi-Dang, an ear, nose and throat specialist, has been performing balloon sinuplasty on patients for about two years, she said.

Full time position available for an Advance Staff Nurse in the Dept of Otolaryngology.

John G. Bizon, MD, a Battle Creek otolaryngologist, was elected as a Michigan Alternate Delegate to the American Medical Association during the 148th annual meeting of the MSMS House of Delegates on April 27 in Grand Rapids.

It comes in readiness for the relocation of the business to the Fultons Foods store in the Parishes shopping centre.

Antibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis are prescribed frequently- especially for younger adult patients and in primary care settings-despite recent consensus guidelines that discourage antibiotic use in mild cases, according to a study in the May 2013 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery .

If there's one profession for which you don't want students to have learning gaps, it's medicine.

DATA: Less than half of Royal Children's Hospital outpatients urgently requiring an assessment by a brain surgeon are being seen within the recommended 30 days.