Since the early 1980s, more recognition has been given to the multiple factors that can cause voice disorders.

Since the early 1980s, more recognition has been given to the multiple factors that can cause voice disorders.
In 2004, President George W. Bush called for the establishment of a national health information technology (HIT) program by the year 2014.
Many non-otolaryngologists, and even some otolaryngologists, ask: Why would surgeons-especially busy ones-care about sleep medicine? Do they really want to read sleep studies?
ENToday recently reported on a move toward more conservative use of antibiotics and ventilation tubes in the treatment of pediatric ear infections.
When the team of otolaryngologists from Children’s Hospital in Boston, including Drs. David Roberson and Rahul Shah, among others, investigated the classification of errors and physician responses to errors as it is germane to otolaryngology, they provided a great service to their fellow specialists.
According to the American Cancer Society, smokers are six times more likely than nonsmokers to develop oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers.
When it comes to performing surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), there are a variety of procedures that can be done, but otolaryngologists sometimes have personal preferences, and preferences can affect everything from how diagnoses are made to the type of surgery performed, often with similar end results.