Otolaryngology

Good plastic surgery, bad plastic surgery

2012-04-15 00:00:00

Like it or not, plastic surgery is here to stay. Sure, some people will tout the virtues of self-acceptance and aging gracefully and lament that the rise of cosmetic procedures (including fillers, Botox and the like) signifies the swift decline of...

Do claims for tinnitus supplements ring true?

2010-04-12 00:00:00

For millions of people, the quietest room is never quiet enough. Even when surrounded by silence, they can hear a ringing or buzzing in their ears that drives them to distraction. The sound is called tinnitus, and sufferers — often people with...

Convertibles may be hazardous to your hearing

2009-10-06 16:34:28

Cruising with the top down? Cover your ears

2009-10-06 16:32:26

Dr. Antonio De la Cruz dies at 65; neurotologist performed ear surgery on Rush Limbaugh

2009-08-08 00:00:00

Dr. Antonio De la Cruz, a renowned neurotologist at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles who performed cochlear implant surgery on conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, has died. He was 65. De la Cruz, who also was the director of education...

Take a deep breath -- more bad news on air pollution

2009-10-12 00:00:00

It's easy to see how air pollution would affect respiratory disease: You breathe in smog-filled miasma all day and the ozone, other noxious gases and small particulate matter therein can make you wheeze and cough. Pollutants can trigger asthma attacks and...

More options available to help stop snoring

2008-08-11 00:00:00

YOU'RE ON the verge of falling asleep, and then it starts. The snorting. The choking sounds. Sometimes there's even a little whistle to it. A family member or roommate sleeping nearby has launched into an all-night bout of snoring, and you're the one...

READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Children's Medical Center Welcomes Four New Physicians

2013-04-28 16:10:03

Connecticut Children's Medical Center is pleased to announce the recent appointment of four new physicians to its Divisions of Otolaryngology, Endocrinology and Emergency Medicine. Valerie Cote, MD, FRCSC, has joined the Division of Otolaryngology at...

Hopkins to begin performing face transplants

2012-08-15 13:10:00

Johns Hopkins doctors have received approval from the university’s institutional review board to begin doing face transplant surgeries, becoming the second hospital in Baltimore to offer the complex procedure. There have been only 22 such...

Hopkins provost to become dean of Stanford medical school

2012-07-19 08:29:00

The No. 2 academic official at Johns Hopkins University is leaving to become dean of Stanford University's School of Medicine. Lloyd B. Minor, who has served as Hopkins provost for three years, will leave the university at the end of August. Minor said...

Spider Found Living in Woman's Ear Canal

2012-08-09 22:34:00

Doctor's made a nightmarish discovery in the ear of a woman complaining of an itchy sensation. To the surprise, and no doubt, horror of all, doctor found that a spider had crawled inside the woman's ear canal and lived there for five days. The woman,...

Spider Lives Inside Woman's Ear Canal for Five Days

2012-08-10 04:59:00

Doctors made a nightmarish discovery in the ear of a woman complaining of an itchy sensation. To the surprise, and no doubt, horror of all, doctor found that a spider had crawled inside the woman's ear canal and lived there for five days. The woman,...

Dr. Geoffrey R. Keyes has been elected president of the board of the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF). Keyes was previously secretary, treasurer and a vice president on AAAASF's board.

2012-11-18 13:54:00