Social media is commonly used by physicians to share knowledge, provide medical education materials, and even seek peer advice. But is enough being done to protect patient privacy, especially for younger patients?

Social media is commonly used by physicians to share knowledge, provide medical education materials, and even seek peer advice. But is enough being done to protect patient privacy, especially for younger patients?
The constant cycle of transitions to a medical career can make it difficult to enjoy the present, to acknowledge the hard work that was required get to the current position, and to remember why you embarked on the journey at the start.
While proponents of value-based care indicate that the cost savings and efficiency of the system are inherently quality based, it remains to be seen how that will play out at the patient–physician relationship level
Technological advancements aim to improve sleep positioning. In addition to pillows, belts, and other supports to encourage side sleeping, vibrotactile devices worn around the chest or neck can sense when someone is sleeping on their back and use a gentle but persistent vibration to remind people to change their position.
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.
New data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study indicate that smokers who also use an electronic nicotine delivery system are now more successful at quitting smoking than those who don’t.
Having a paper published in The Laryngoscope, the country’s oldest and largest otolaryngology peer-reviewed journal, is a goal and point of pride for researchers in the field of otolaryngology.
There have been increasing efforts across otolaryngology to perform in-office procedures with local anesthesia. Benefits include reducing the time and economic costs imposed on patients, as well as avoiding the inherent risks of general anesthesia
Ideally, the optimal surgical procedure to address choanal atresia should safely restore nasal patency, minimize damage to adjacent sinonasal structures, and eliminate reoperation with minimal disease associated morbidity.
ETI has been shown to have positive effects on multiple organ systems in cystic fibrosis patients.