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Many Patients of Color Expect and Prepare for Unfair Health Care

Surgical Labyrinthectomy Efficient, Safe for Meniere Disease

Middle Ear Pressure Therapy Aids Vertigo Symptoms

Thicker Choroid, Haller Layer Seen on Ipsilateral Side in Meniere Disease

Incidence of Local-Stage Cancers Decreased From 2019 to 2022

Olfactory, Gustatory Dysfunction Decline in Years Following COVID-19

CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type

Low-Tone Descending Hearing Loss Seen With Endolymphatic Hydrops and Sudden Symptoms

Alterations in Functional Network Reorganization ID’d in Meniere Disease

New Antibiotic Tackles Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in Trial

Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals

Predictors of Vertigo After Endolymphatic Sac Surgery ID’d in Meniere Disease

Yoga May Cut Complications With Radiation for Head, Neck Cancer

More Than Half of U.S. Adults Use Internet to Look for Health, Medical Information

Sociodemographic Disparities Seen in Quality of Life in Children With Hearing Loss

Affording Health Care Now a Struggle for Half of Americans: Poll

Health Care Workers Reported More Days of Poor Mental Health in 2022

Unique Workplace Concerns Tied to Health Worker Depression, Anxiety During Pandemic

AAP Issues Recommendations for Preventing Excessive Noise Exposure in Children

CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless

Amazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions Directly to Patient Homes

Septoplasty Effective for Nasal Obstruction Linked to Deviated Septum

Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy

Autism Tied to Widespread Physical Health Comorbidity

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sep. 30-Oct. 4

Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers

Cheap, Flavored Cigars That Entice Children Are Flooding the Market

Burnout Increasing Among Physicians in the United States

Prevalence of Hearing Loss Significantly Higher for Cancer Survivors

Nonvisualization of the Endolymphatic Duct, Sac Common in Meniere Disease

Three Factors Can ID Conservative Treatment Response in Meniere Disease

Chatbots Generate Mostly Accurate Information to Medical Queries

More Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike

Major Drug Companies Agree to Price Negotiations With U.S. Government

More Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday

Endolymphatic Hydrops Denotes Degree of Hearing Loss in Meniere Disease

Respiratory Infections in Childhood Increased With Urbanized Living at Birth

Physical Therapy Linked to Drop in Falls for Patients With Dizziness

AACR Cancer Progress Report Reveals 33 Percent Decrease in Cancer Death Rate, 1990 to...

A Year After Launch, OTC Hearing Aids Are Not Catching on With U.S. Consumers

FDA Panel Says Common OTC Decongestant Is Useless

Risk for Death, Cardiovascular Death Lower for OSA Patients Using CPAP

Company Reaches $479 Million Settlement Over Defects in CPAP Machines

Early-Onset Cancer Morbidity Continuing to Increase

No Change Seen in Frequency of Recurrent Vertigo Attacks Over Time

Major Discharge Barriers Present for One in 10 Hospitalized Patients

Clinical Severity Staging System May Aid Tx Selection for Meniere Disease

Even Five Years Postapproval, Many Drug Studies Remain Nonpublic

Surgery for Isolate Cleft Palate at 6 Months Yields Better Outcomes Than at 12...

Recommendations Made for Hearing Assessments in Children

Residents Trained During First Wave of Pandemic Experienced Less PTSD

Domiciliary Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Safe, Effective for Sleep Apnea

Neighborhood Disadvantage Not Tied to Severe Sleep Apnea in Children

AI Pipeline Can Accurately Measure Sarcopenia in Head and Neck Cancer

Exercise Intervention Beneficial for Health Care Workers

Antibiotics Show Little Benefit in Children Without Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Pathogens

Two Distinct Patient Groups ID’d in Meniere Disease

Drug Overdose Death Risk Increased for Specific Health Care Workers

Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI Can Differentiate Meniere From Vestibular Migraine

Vertigo Improves With Endolymphatic Sac Surgery, Cochlear Implant in Meniere

One-Fourth of Esophageal Cancers Among Those With BE Missed in Year Before Diagnosis

Jeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Researchers Use EHR Systems to ID Pediatric Allergy Patterns

Attrition Rates for M.D.-Ph.D. Programs Vary by Race, Ethnicity

Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns

Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Seniors Increases With Age

Nearly Half of Women in Medicine With Children Pass Up Career Advancement

Omega-3s May Protect Against Hearing Challenges

In APOE ε4 Carriers, Odor Sensitivity Declines at Earlier Age

Sleep Architecture, Sleep Apnea Affect Global Cognition

Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA Says

Use of Manometer Can Reduce Endotracheal Tube Cuff Overinflation

Private Equity Ownership Tied to Higher Costs to Patients

Fewer Than Half of Parents Use a Patient Portal for Their Child

Hearing Intervention May Have Effect on Cognitive Change

Fewer Physicians Working in Private Practice

Latinos With Advanced Degrees Underrepresented in Health Care Workforce

Living in Highly Segregated Neighborhood Tied to Lower Life Expectancy

Variation Noted in Physician Turnover Rates From 2010 to 2020

Coexisting Conditions Impact Survival in Oral Cancer

Prolonged Time to Postop Radiation Linked to Worse Survival in Oral Cavity Cancer

Mandibular Bone Loss Predicts Subsequent Height Loss

Hearing Loss Tied to Fatigue in Middle-Aged, Older Adults

Biden Moves to Lower Health Care Costs, Limit Insurance Junk Fees

Endoscopic-Aided Transoral Surgery Not Ideal for Pharyngoesophageal Junction Cancer

Biden Announces Measures Aimed at Limiting Health Care Costs

Therapeutic Value of Drugs Lower for Supplemental Versus First Indications

Vestibular Function Tests ID Vestibular Migraine Versus Meniere Disease

Metabolic Surgery Cuts Cardiovascular Events for Obesity, Sleep Apnea

Vascular Risk Factors Have Little Impact on Efficacy of ESD for Meniere Disease

Report Estimates Costs of Birth Defect-Associated Hospitalizations

Late-Stage Meniere Disease Shows Severe Auditory, Vestibular Dysfunction

New Report IDs 12 States With Smoking Rates 50 Percent Higher Than the Rest...

Improved Long-Term Outcomes Seen for Teens With Cochlear Implants

Compliance With CMS Price Transparency Rule Improved With Penalty Increases

Overweight Tied to Better Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes After Chemoradiotherapy

Uncontrolled Heart Risk Factors Common in Head, Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

Widening Gap ID’d in Housing Affordability for Resident Physicians

State Rankings Presented for Health System Performance

Census Shows America’s Population Is Older Than Ever

Two-Thirds of Physicians, Scientists Report Online Harassment

Successful Intubation on First Attempt Improved With Video Laryngoscopy

Mortality Increased for Children Whose Caregivers Decline Tracheostomy

Poll: Most Americans Face Hassles With Their Insurance Plans

Biden Names Former North Carolina Health Secretary to Be New CDC Director

National Health Expenditures Set to Increase Through 2031

Feds Urge States to Slow Down on Dropping People From Medicaid

U.S. Life Expectancy Disadvantage Began in 1950s, Worsened Over Time

ChatGPT Offers Evidence-Based Answers for Common Public Health Questions

COVID-19-Associated Smell, Taste Disturbance Is Declining

Guidelines Developed for ED Management of New Dizziness, Vertigo

Tonsillectomy Both Clinically Effective and Cost-Effective

Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.

Move to ‘Zero-Emission’ Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050

Twelve Symptoms Contribute to Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

Biden Set to Name New CDC Director

8.2 Percent of Adults Do Not Take Meds as Prescribed Due to Cost

Endolymphatic Hydrops Grade M2 Correlates Most Strongly With Hearing Loss

Stress-Management Interventions May Aid Health Care Workers

Baby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline

Economic Burden of Health Inequities Very High in the United States

Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana

Young Cancer Survivors Have Increased Risk for HPV-Linked Subsequent Cancer

Prevalence of Persons With Disabilities Varies Across Occupations

One in Five May Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Domestic Abuse Tied to Higher Risk for New Atopic Disease

Medical School Students Increasingly Come from Higher-Income Families

8.4 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in 2022

Specific Postoperative Complications Increased for Patients With Obesity

Biden Nominates Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH

One-Third of U.S. Physicians Report Ever Being Sued

Inequalities in Human Resources for Health Linked to Mortality

Vestibular Dysfunction May Be Modifiable Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline

Triple Semicircular Canal Plugging Effective for Advanced Meniere Disease

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Resigns as Pandemic Winds Down

2021 to 2022 Saw Decrease in Age-Adjusted Death Rate in U.S.

Reported Smoking Prevalence Lowest Since 1965

ChatGPT May Provide Helpful Postoperative Instructions

Chatbot Generates Quality, Empathetic Responses to Patient Questions

U.S. Smoking Rate Reaches All-Time Low

Early Ear, Upper Respiratory Markers Linked to Autism Traits

Model Can Predict Postoperative RT Delay in Head & Neck Cancer

Biden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH

Self-Fitting, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Beneficial

Universal Masking in Health Care No Longer Seems Appropriate

AACR: Awareness That HPV Causes Cancer Is Ebbing Among Americans

About 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic

Use of Hearing Aids Reduces Dementia Risk in Those With Hearing Loss

Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as...

EPA Wants to Accelerate U.S. Sales of Electric Vehicles, Boosting Air Quality

Biden Signs Bill to End National COVID-19 Emergency

Hereditary Angioedema Remains Challenge to Diagnose, Treat

FDA Says Repaired Sleep Apnea Machines Still Carry Health Risks

Most Patients With Acute Low-Tone Hearing Loss Have Recovery

MRI Can Detect Endolymphatic Hydrops in Meniere Disease

Cocaine-Induced Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Described

New Study Estimates Bleeding Rates in Children After Tonsillectomy

Not Enough Antibiotics in Drug Development Pipeline, WHO Says

More Than Half of Adults Agree With Protective Actions to Prevent Hearing Loss

United States Exceeds Western Europe for Excess Deaths

Marriage, Children Tied to Earnings Penalty for Female Physicians

Most Patients Prefer to Receive Test Results Through Online Portal

Diabetes Plus Tooth Loss Tied to Worse Cognition

Vestibular Evaluation Can Help Predict Outcomes in Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Drug Shortages Rose by 30 Percent in 2022, U.S. Senate Report Shows

CDC Report Looks at Financial Burden of Medical Care Faced by Veterans

Developmental Delay Tied to Higher Complication Rate With Tonsillectomy

One in Seven Nonelderly Adults Have Past-Due Medical Debt

Prior Authorization Increases Use of Health Care Resources, Physicians Say

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Feb. 24 to 27

Race, Ethnicity Reporting in Pediatric Clinical Trials Has Improved

Demographic Factors Linked to Low Telemedicine Literacy

FDA Panel to Again Weigh Merit of Decongestant That Many Call Useless

Florida Man Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll

After Criticism, FDA Pledges to Revamp Its Tobacco Division

History of Gout Tied to Risk for BPPV, Meniere Disease

Global Economic Cost of Cancer Estimated to Be $25.2 Trillion From 2020 to 2050

Electrocochleography Can Predict Symptom Improvement in Vestibular Migraine

Poor Oral Health Tied to Higher Risk for Meniere Disease

Social Vulnerability Tied to Worse Pediatric Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes

Transcendental Meditation Helps to Alleviate Burnout in Academic Physicians

Disparities Seen in Surgical Resident Representation, Attrition

Prior Paid Medical Malpractice Claims Predict Future Claims Risk

Drugs With Low Clinical Benefit Show Higher Direct-to-Consumer Spending

10 Percent of New Drugs Approved Without Meeting Primary Efficacy End Points

Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt

Quitting Smoking Tied to Better Survival in Head, Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Practicing Physicians Saw Excess Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic

Long-Term Sequelae Specific to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Identified

ChatGPT Scores Close to Passing U.S. Medical Licensing Exams

Decision Guide Helps ID Referral for Swallowing Assessment

Surge in Severe Strep Cases in Children Was Really a Return to Normal: CDC

Inflation Reduction Act Estimated to Yield Billions in Drug Savings

Ability to Smell May Be Predictive Marker of Frailty

Long COVID Explored in University Settings

Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Affordable Care Act

Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt

Sequencing IDs Genetic Diagnoses for Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Most Long COVID Resolves Within One Year for Mild Infections

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