Otolaryngology

18.7 percent of U.S. adults reported any tobacco product use in 2021; 77.5 percent of those using tobacco products reported combustible product use

Yet, in key measures of understandability and actionability, materials performed worse than institution-generated materials

Chatbot generates higher proportion of responses rated as good or very good quality and empathetic or very empathetic than physicians

Smoking bans, increased prices, and a lack of social acceptability are among reasons for the decline in traditional tobacco use

Increased odds ratio for autism at 30 months found for discharge of pus or sticky mucus from ears, impaired hearing during a cold

Model incorporating individual-level factors with health literacy and community-level factors most predictive of postoperative radiation therapy delay

A new leader for the U.S. National Institutes of Health could put a fresh focus on efforts to cut cancer death rates

Self-reported and clinical outcomes similar to those seen with audiologist-fitted hearing aids

Maintaining masking may offer marginal benefit in terms of reducing transmission, but impedes communication

Furthermore, U.S. vaccination rates for preteens and teens are well below recommended goals