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Incidental thyroid nodules: should we observe or operate?

1 January 2017 |
Thyroid nodules are extraordinarily prevalent, detected by physical examination in 7% and by imaging studies in 67% of the population. Although most of these nodules are benign, up to 20% are found to be malignant on excision. It’s a very...

Speech and language therapy is valuable for people at all stages of dementia

1 November 2016 |
The number of people living with dementia is going to increase significantly over the coming 10-20 years. The authors of this article describe the breadth of the role of speech and language therapists (SLTs) working with people with dementia. They...

House of Hearing expands with the relocation of two Scottish clinics

27 May 2022 | Recruitment & Personnel, Contracts & Distributors, Company Profiles
House of Hearing is pleased to announce the relocation of their St Andrews and Perth clinics on the 30th May and 27th June 2022, respectively.
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A safe management pathway for low-risk head and neck cancer suspected referrals

3 September 2024 | | ENTA-Head & Neck
Head and neck cancer is the eighth most common malignancy and numbers are increasing. This has led to increasing number of suspected cancer referrals which, with imposition of the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard implemented in 2020, has further burdened the...

In conversation with Robin Youngs

1 November 2019 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
Members of ENT UK (The British Association of Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons) have a long tradition of humanitarian work in countries in Africa and Asia (see article with Professor Davis Howard in previous issue for example). The ENT...

In conversation with David Baguley

1 January 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Tinnitus
A reflective discussion with a scientist-practitioner in tinnitus David Baguley has worked in audiology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital since 1985, becoming the Consultant Clinical Scientist in 1989. In 2006, David received an International Award in Hearing from the American Academy of...

The James Lind Alliance – involving patients and their health professionals jointly in setting priorities for research

1 January 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-ENT
In a world of patient-reported outcomes and patient-centred care, patient-centred research must also be considered. That is where the James Lind Alliance (JLA) comes in, as Caroline Whiting explains below. Through Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs), it allows patients, their carers...

Head and neck cancer deaths to cost $535 billion by 2030

3 March 2021 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
More than 500,000 people across the globe will die this year from head and neck cancer, which is the sixth most common cancer in the world and comprises malignancies of the nose, mouth, throat, larynx, and neck. Assuming current trends...

Job Ahead: understanding the business and financial aspects of US practice

1 March 2014 | | ENTA-ENT
Dr Christiansen brings over 30 years of experience as a practising otolaryngologist both in private practice and in academic medicine as Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Dr Christiansen started his career in...

The role of YO-IFOS in enhancing collaboration between young physicians in Europe

1 January 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
Young ENT surgeons realise the importance of international collaboration – we hear about a group that was formed just 18 months ago. During the meeting of the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS) in 2017 in Paris, a group for...

Inspired by Ida: In conversation with Lise Lotte Bundesen, Managing Director of the Ida Institute

1 September 2018 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
The Ida Institue takes a collaborative approach to developing tools and resources that can be used by clinicians around the world to improve person-centred care. Their Managing Director Lise Lotte Bundesen tells us about their newest project, Inspired by Ida,...

Shifting paradigms – how a visionary can change a specialty

1 May 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
The Tarabichi-Stammberger Ear and Sinus Institute came about because of a close working relationship and friendship between two senior figures in the specialty. Professor Muaaz Tarabichi tells us the story. My first meeting with Heinz Stammberger was in 1988 in...