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Multi-Flap Head and Neck Surgery: It's Complicated

Need for individualized assessment, discussion emphasized by meta-analysis

Rapid Genetic Test May Prevent Abx-Linked Hearing Loss in Babies

For newborns with sepsis,identifies those at risk from aminoglycosides

Better Specificity with Next-Gen Thyroid Gene Sequence Test

Afirma GSC seems to send fewer patients for surgical intervention

Thyroid Nodule Location Predictive of Malignancy

Nodules in the upper pole more likely to be cancerous

Low PTH-Calcium Ups Risk for Long-Term Parathyroid Problems

Levels help guide patient management after thyroidectomy

Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths

Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis

Morning Break: Breast Cancer-Schizophrenia Link; FDA on Essure; Rx for Hearing Loss?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 木瓜直播 staff

Children With Vocal Nodules Benefit from All Types of Voice Therapy

Direct, indirect forms of treatment both helped quality of life in trial

Drug Combo Saves Kids' Tonsils in Mild OSA

The anti-inflammatory asthma drug montelukast (Singulair) plus corticosteroids was an effective initial alternative to surgery for mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, a retrospective study showed.

FDA Warns About Codeine Following Tonsillectomy

Products that contain codeine should not be used for pain relief in children following tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy because of a possible risk of serious adverse events or death, the FDA said Wednesday.

Post-Ear Tube MRSA Infections Not Serious

Among children with ear infections following tympanostomy tube placement, infections associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) did not result in worse outcomes than those caused by other pathogens, a single-center study showed.

Eating Can Be Risky Business for COPD Patients

PITTSBURGH -- Poor coordination between swallowing and breathing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may increase risk of aspiration pneumonia and exacerbations, researchers warned.

Domestic Violence Signaled by Types of Facial Injuries

PHILADELPHIA -- The pattern of facial trauma may help identify women abused by a spouse or significant other, researchers said.

Smoking May Increase Bleeding Risk After Type of Tonsillectomy

TACOMA, Wash. -- Post-tonsillectomy smoking nearly doubles the risk of hemorrhage, but it appears limited to patients who have uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, investigators here reported.

Head Positional Maneuvers Endorsed for Benign Vertigo

PHOENIX, Ariz., -- Almost like wet dogs shaking their heads, patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo are resolving dizziness by a series of directed movements to remove loose calcium crystals from semicircular canals in the ear.

Steroids Not Gold Standard for Sudden Hearing Loss

LONDON, Ontario, June 18 -- Although sudden sensorineural hearing loss is typically treated with systemic steroids, little evidence exists to support this or any other treatment, researchers said.

FDA Warns About Risks of Throat-Numbing Spray

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Veterans Health Administration has halted the use of benzocaine sprays to numb mucous membranes in the mouth and throat, prompting the FDA to reissue warnings about the risk of methemoglobinemia.