Surgery improves quality of life in patients with deviated nasal septum: Lancet Medha23 Jun 2019 1:55 PM GMTSurgical correction of the deviated nasal septum (DNS) through septoplasty is more effective for nasal obstruction than the non-surgical management,...
Case of Tornwaldt’s Cyst reported in NEJM Hina21 Jun 2019 12:30 PM GMTDr Chien-Yu Huang, and Dr Bor-Hwang Kang, at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan have reported a case of Tornwaldt’s Cyst that has ...
New Cochlear implant having safe access to MRI scans gets FDA nod Deepanjana19 Jun 2019 1:58 PM GMTUS Food and Drug Administration, FDA grants approval to a new Cochlear implant that has safe access during Magnetic Resonance Imaging.New Cochlear...
Doctors retrieve gemstone bead stuck from trachea of child by new technique Hina16 Jun 2019 12:30 PM GMTDoctors have retrieved a gemstone bead stuck from the trachea of a child by a new technique.Doctors at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM...
Commonly prescribed quinolone eardrops may lead to perforated eardrum Medha6 Jun 2019 2:50 PM GMTFLORIDA: The commonly prescribed treatment for infection of the outer ear canal (acute otitis externa or swimmer's ear) -- quinolone eardrops may be...
In order to tackle seasonal allergies: Nip them in bud Hina26 May 2019 1:35 PM GMTSpring means flower buds and blooming trees — and if you're one of the millions of people who have seasonal allergies, it also means sneezing,...
Tranexamic acid as good as nasal tampon for stopping nose bleeding Medha22 May 2019 1:55 PM GMTTurkey: Topical tranexamic acid is equally effective as Merocel nasal tampon for controlling nose bleeding (epistaxis), according to a recent study....
Researchers develop first ever smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children Hina16 May 2019 1:45 PM GMTResearchers have developed the first ever smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children. The results of the research have been published in S...
Shorter antibiotic prophylaxis after head, neck surgery good enough: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant13 May 2019 1:58 PM GMTShorter antibiotic prophylaxis after head, neck surgery good enough, finds JAMA study.Dutch researchers have reported results of a systematic review...
Decreasing sense of smell in elderly linked to higher death risk Medha6 May 2019 1:45 PM GMTPoor sense of smell generally is not a cause of worry. However, according to a new study, it (disappearing sense of smell) may lead to a higher risk...
Fluoroquinolone ear drops may increase risk of eardrum perforation Hina3 May 2019 2:50 PM GMTFluoroquinolone ear drops may increase the risk of eardrum perforation, finds a new study.The researchers at the University of Florida in a...
Rare case of Tick attached to tympanic membrane reported Hina3 May 2019 12:30 PM GMTDr David Kasle, and Dr Erik Waldman, at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT have reported a rare case of Tick Attached to the Tympanic Membrane....
