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Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) affects 30% of children with structural abnormalities of the oral and nasal cavities.1-3 In the majority of cases where VPI is caused by cleft palate, the VPI persists despite the surgical repair. (Approximately 4,200 babies are born annually with cleft lip and cleft palate.4) The aim of a new study being conducted
Read more →A new study shows promise in identifying head and neck cancer patients who are at risk for unplanned 30-day hospital readmission. Ryan M. Collar, MD, MBA, assistant professor, director of quality, otolaryngology head and neck surgery, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center, is the lead author. The project
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Principal investigator Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, division of hematology/oncology, at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, says she is “hoping for at least a 10% increase in the survival rate” for patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer in a Phase II trial of pembrolizumab being led by University of
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is the world’s largest organization of specialists who treat the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. Its advocacy efforts have ranged from encouraging hearing tests in 1924 to examining the effect of managed care on members in the 1980s.1 This broad-based
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Digital technology has grown exponentially since its introduction for hearing aids around 1995, says Stephanie Lockhart, MA, audiology director, University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center. As UC’s audiology program (as it is not its own department) helps patients keep current with advances in hearing devices, research is also contributing to improved hearing for patients, such
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A facial nerve injury results in significant functional deficits and cosmetic deformities. Better methods are still needed to improve facial nerve healing resulting from injuries.1 To further explore this clear need to improve facial nerve healing, a team at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center examined the use of magnesium filaments to assist in peripheral nerve
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