Dartmouth Atlas Takes Aim at Excess Utilization of Medical Resources
According to Dartmouth Atlas (DA) researchers, too much of a good thing may be a bad thing-including doctor visits, medical tests, procedures and days spent in the hospital.
Departments
Starting Out in Practice? Some Tips for Success
Heading into the real world of practice after completing residency is a daunting task, fraught with perils. Will you get into a practice you like? Will there be sufficient support staff?
Socioeconomic Disparities in Otolaryngology: No Easy Explanations, No Easy Answers
If anyone has a sense of how socioeconomic status (SES) affects the health of patients, it is Urjeet A. Patel, MD.
Laser Treatment Resolves Glottic Cancer in a Pilot Study
Laser involution of early stage glottic cancer-with complete treatment of the malignancy weeks after the first session-appears to offer long-term control of the disease while preserving excellent voice function, researchers reported at the 88th annual meeting of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA).
Hand-Held Device Improves Cough, Swallowing
A novel device that was developed to help improve cough in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) has an intriguing additional effect-it helps improve swallow function too.
Triptans Prove Helpful in Treating ‘Sinus Headaches
Researchers recommended that otolaryngologists might empirically treat selected patients with sinus headaches as if these patients actually had migraines, following study results illustrating that the use of triptans brought relief to more than 80% of these individuals.
Career Development
Can You Go Home Again?
International Head and Neck Surgeons Who Train in North America Find Benefits and Limitations When Returning Home
Coding: It’s All in the Details
Getting reimbursed properly for performing procedures is all in the details, especially in areas that can be confusing to code.
Sialendoscopy: On the Brink of Prime Time in the US?
Sialendoscopy has changed my entire approach to salivary obstructive disease, said Barry M. Schaitkin, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Other
Swallowing Patterns Differ Between Healthy Subjects and Patients with Sleep Apnea
Individuals identified with sleep apnea appear to have a different pattern of deglutition when they are sleeping than do healthy subjects, say researchers who specialize in swallowing studies.