A team of surgeons at Kohinoor Hospital Mumbai performed minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery through the nasal of a 7-years-old who suffe...
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Positive airway pressure lowers death in obese sleep apnea patients: JAMA
DELHI: Positive airway pressure (PAP) is a mode of respiratory ventilation used in the treatment of sleep apnea. A new study published in the journal ...
Ibuprofen linked to severe bleeding risk after tonsillectomy in children: JAMA
USA: Ibuprofen compared to acetaminophen is linked to an increased risk of severe bleeding after tonsillectomy in children, finds a recent study. Find...
AIIMS doctors report a rare case of nasal mass due to Rhinosporidiosis
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS) New Delhi, India doctors Dr Chirom A. Singh and Pirabu Sakthivel has reported a rare case of Rhinosp...
Good News! Allergic rhinitis linked to decreased risk of multiple cancers
USA: Allergic rhinitis decreases risk for multiple cancers including cancer of hypopharynx, esophagus (squamous cell), cervix, tonsil/oropharynx, and ...
Five common ENT practices which need to be questioned
There are certain medical practices and procedures which are followed instinctively despite ample scientific evidence against them.These practices mus...
1.5 Yr Old Boy Swallowed 4cm Tic Tac Hair Pin, Removed at Wadia Hospital
Mumbai: Ronit a 1 ½ year old boy from shahapur, swallowed tic tac hair pin while playing at home. A complex and complicated endoscopy was successfull...
Rare case of a forgotten disease Lemierre’s Syndrome
Dr Andrew Walkty at University of ll,Canada and colleagues have reported a case of Lamierre syndrome .The case has appeared in the NEJM. Lemierre syn...
New implant developed for restoring hearing loss
A team of worldwide researchers including engineers from the University of Utah are working to develop a new implantable device and surgical procedure...
Man cleans his ears with cotton swab, develops deadly brain infection 5 years later: BMJ Case
UK: A strange case report published in the British Medical Journal, reports the case of a healthy 31-year-old man who developed a brain infection five...
