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Innovative Digital Operating Theatres from KARL STORZ

14 March 2024 | Research & Development
A major project with the Hospital Alemán in Buenos Aires, Argentina, shows that KARL STORZ's complete solutions for operating theaters, known as OR1™, enjoy a great reputation worldwide.

Neuromod closes €10 million financing to accelerate commercialisation

18 March 2025 | Company Profiles
Neuromod, an Irish medical device company specialising in tinnitus, has closed a €10 million equity financing deal in a Series B fundraising expansion to expand the availability of tinnitus treatment device, Lenire. Financing was oversubscribed and led by existing investors...

Oticon Medical Hosts Fifth Annual Good Vibrations Day

22 April 2025 | Company Profiles, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Research & Development
April 22, 2025. Gothenburg, Sweden. Oticon Medical is thrilled to announce the fifth annual Good Vibrations Day campaign, a month-long initiative dedicated to raising awareness about bone anchored hearing. Beginning 3rd April 2025, this campaign has been featuring various social...

Not just the scissors: the story of Myron Metzenbaum

22 December 2020 | | ENTA - ENT
Myron Metzenbaum was born in Cleveland, Ohio (USA) in 1876, the fourth of nine children. As a young man, he worked in the family’s linen store, where his father was well known to be very kind to the less fortunate...

A funny thing happened whilst your boss was away at a conference

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
What is the difference between God and Professor Sir Donald Harrison? God is everywhere – Sir Donald is everywhere except at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital! This was a common joke about Sir Donald, who was much...

AAA 2025 + Hear TECH Expo

26 March 2025 -29 March 2025 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants
Lilian Felipe, Associate Chair for the Doctor of Audiology Program, Lamar University, USABringing together over 3,000 professionals in hearing and balance healthcare, the highly anticipated annual conference from the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) served as a dynamic hub for...

Changing behaviour with a human factors approach

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
The Francis Report (2013) identified multiple problems relating to the safety culture of Stafford Hospital in the period 2005 – 2009, as well as serious failings in the supervisory and regulatory systems of the NHS. Particular criticism was directed at...

Surgical challenges in advanced or recurrent thyroid malignancy

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
The management of thyroid malignancy and extent of surgery is controversial, especially considering the limitations of preoperative diagnosis. Neil Tolley provides guidance and reminds us of our responsibility not to over-treat. In the UK, 16% of thyroidectomies are performed for...

Can we prevent chronic rhinosinusitis?

1 November 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
The old adage ‘prevention is better than cure’ is considered by Professor Hopkins in respect to chronic rhinosinusitis, a condition affecting around 10% of the adult population and associated with huge impact on quality of life and economic cost. A...

The modern management of Ménière's disease

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
In this article, John Phillips considers the evolution of management options for Ménière’s disease. Treatment options past and present are discussed, together with an insight into future developments regarding the role of intratympanic steroids. Ménière's disease can be the source...

Using telehealth to engage teenagers

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Can we use a teenager’s love of gadgets to re-engage them with their hearing technology? Gwen Carr reports on an innovative use of telehealth to support teenagers who are no longer visiting their hearing healthcare professionals. Parents of children and...

Innovation in medical product technologies

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
There is a point in all innovation projects where the clinician has exhausted their knowledge and needs expert help to create a prototype. Mark Prince, Design Engineer, discusses this phase of the project and how engineers’ analytical thinking brings a...