2016 Match Marks Record Highs for Registrants, Matching
Total of 30,750 positions available; overall match rate 96.2%, with 96.3% of first-year positions filled
Hepatitis C Found to Up Odds for Certain Head and Neck Cancers
Researcher sees need for improved screening, treatment
Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time
Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
Doctors Can Be Misled About FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Drug Designation
Many believe meds supported by stronger evidence than the law requires to achieve designation
Doctors Report on Success of Throat Reconstruction
Seven years after receiving metal stents, donated skin tissue, patient can swallow and eat normal food
VA Commission on Care: Eliminate VA Medical Centers
Eight veterans organizations denounce document in letter to Commission Chairwoman
Cushing’s Sx Described in Infant Treated With Ophthalmic Steroid
Four-month-old developed ICS after six weeks of intranasal dexamethasone ophthalmic solution
World Trade Center Exposure, Eosinophilia Predict Sinus Surgery
Firefighters exposed to dust right after the attack or for long periods later more likely to need surgery
Medical Costs Up for Late Middle-Aged With Hearing Loss
Researchers say more study needed to learn how hearing aids, other interventions might save money
March 2016 Briefing – Otolaryngology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Otolaryngology for March 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
