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SAN ANTONIO Surgically opening the windpipe, or trachea, within the first seven days of the start of mechanical ventilation decreases the time patients spend on ventilators, shortens their ICU stay and lowers their risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a systematic review published Thursday (March 11) in
JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. We analyzed the existing medical literature to unravel a question that is very pertinent to adult critical care, said senior author Alvaro Moreira, MD, MSc, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). At what point should surgeons open the trachea in critical care patients to most benefit them?
Continental Who s Who Top Otolaryngologist, Richard Laurence Nass, MD, FACS is recognized by Continental Who s Who
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NEW YORK, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Continental Who s Who Top Otolaryngologist, Richard Laurence Nass, MD, FACS, is proud to announce the opening of his new location in East Hampton, NY.
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Richard Nass M.D. Sinus, Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist is located primarily in Midtown Manhattan on Madison Avenue, and now has a location in East Hampton. As a highly trained otolaryngologist, Dr. Nass treats ENT conditions, including sinus infections, sinusitis/sinus disease, snoring and sleep apnea, and nasal breathing problems. He performs non-surgical and surgical procedures, including Sinuva and Propel. In addition to his role at his private practice, he serves as a clinical associate professor of otolaryngology at New York University School of Medici
A new study from the University of Washington found that at least 30% of patients reported at least one persistent symptom, including 32.7% of outpatients and 31.3% of hospitalized patients.
ENT and Allergy Associates LLP Celebrates Kids ENT Health Month this February
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Nation’s Largest Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy Practice Supports and Informs Parents and Caregivers to Promote Superior Pediatric ENT Health
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February is Kids ENT Health Month, a yearly campaign held every February by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This annual effort offers parents and caregivers the latest information and resources about pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (PRWEB) February 08, 2021 National health statistics show that pediatric ear, nose, and throat conditions remain among the primary reasons children visit a physician, with ear infections ranking as the most common reason for an appointment, according to The American Academy of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat Doctors). Many conditions such as earaches, throat infections, sinus infectio
Covid tongue may be another coronavirus symptom, researcher suggests
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January 28, 2021, 3:19 PM
There may be another addition to the growing list of strange possible symptoms of the new coronavirus: “Covid tongue.”
A British researcher who is helping to track Covid-19 warning signs is reporting more cases of infected people complaining of tongue discoloration, enlargement and other mouth problems.
“Seeing increasing numbers of Covid tongues and strange mouth ulcers. If you have a strange symptom or even just headache and fatigue stay at home!” Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, tweeted this month.
He believes more than a third of COVID-19 patients, 35 percent, have non-classic symptoms of the disease in the first three days, so it’s important to draw attention to skin rashes, Covid toes and other warning signs that “go ignored,” he wrote.