Experimental Gel Antibiotic May Offer New Otitis Media Rx
One-time application was highly effective in animal trials, but more study needed
Hearing Aids Underused by the ‘Older Old’
Rate of hearing loss during the 10th decade of life significantly up compared with 9th decade
Value-Driven Outcomes Tool Can Cut Health Care Costs
Highest variability in costs identified for post-op infection and sepsis, lowest for organ transplant
Sleep Apnea Diagnoses Up Among Outpatients From 1993 to 2010
Majority of diagnoses reported by primary care providers, pulmonologists, and otolaryngologists
Corticosteroids Linked to Worse Outcome in Facial Palsy
Worse facial function outcomes for patients with Lyme disease-associated facial palsy
Parents Often Make Dosing Errors With Liquid Medications
Parents make fewer mistakes using oral syringes compared to cups
Lean Processes Can Cut Wait Times at VA Hospitals
Drop in mean patient wait times for elective general surgical procedures; increase in operating volume
Saline-Based Nasal Spray Found to Be Effective for Epistaxis
Saline as good as medications for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, researchers find
Slight Drop in ENT Productivity With Implementation of EMR
In 12 months after implementation of electronic medical record, physician productivity declined
New Decision-Making Tool Can Cut Unnecessary Antibiotic Use
A drop of about 10 percent is possible, study authors suggest
