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Throat
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Simple sore throat can lead to serious damage to the heart valves
A simple sore throat from a bacterial streptococcal infection can lead to serious damage to the heart valves,…
Antibiotics ineffective for cough treatment in lower respiratory tract infections
Use of antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs even if a bacterial…
How was her baby’s air-ambulance ride not medically necessary?
Sara England was putting together Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween when she noticed her baby wasn’t doing well. Her…
Soft, stretchy throat patch empowers speech in people with voice disorders
People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who are recovering from laryngeal cancer…
Why covid patients who could most benefit from paxlovid still aren’t getting it
Evangelical minister Eddie Hyatt believes in the healing power of prayer but “also the medical approach.” So on…
Researchers discover a noninvasive, low-cost test to detect oral cancer
Oral cancers and precancerous mouth lesions are considered especially difficult to diagnose early and accurately. For one, biopsies…
Single-port robot introduced in the Mountain West for head and neck surgical cancer patients
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) proudly introduces the first and only single-port robot in the Mountain West…