Blood test shows promise for predicting treatment response in metastatic HPV-positive throat cancer

The new test could signal whether treatment is working months earlier than standard imaging scans, allowing doctors to try alternatives sooner, initial results show.
Personalized Device Could Support Multiple COVID-19 Patients From Single Ventilator

3D printing fuels U-M efforts to rapidly increase ventilator capacity while providing each patient on vent support with individually tailored gas pressures and pressure monitoring.
COVID-19: Caring For Our Patients and Community

Learn what Michigan Medicine is doing to keep our patients safe during COVID-19.
New Way to Predict Complications After Larynx Cancer Surgery

When the surgical wound doesn’t heal right, it can send some patients back to the operating room. A new technique tested at U-M could help identify which patients are at highest risk.
Kresge Hearing Research Institute Team Triumphs in STAT Madness Science Competition
Immune Cell Biomarker Predicts Better Outcome in Head and Neck Cancer

U-M researchers, led by Dr. Matthew Spector and Dr. Chad Brenner, have identified a new marker of cancer-fighting T-cells in patients with head and neck cancer.
New Patient Privacy Rules Could Disrupt Critical Research

In a new paper, researchers and ethicists urge policymakers to view immortal cells differently from other biospecimens as new rules go into effect.
New Treatment Device for Tinnitus

A new treatment device is taking aim at the root cause of ringing in the ears. Next up: an additional clinical trial to further refine the approach.

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Events

Jul

2022 ORL Essentials Boot Camp

7:00 AM to 5:00 PM

University of Michigan Clinical Simulation Center 1137 Catherine Street 2727 Medical Science Building II Ann Arbor, MI 48109

ORL Essentials Boot Camp is an annual simulation course with instructors from around the Midwest help junior residents develop essential skills, including intubation and surgical airway management, bronchoscopy and epistaxis management.

Sep

Temporal Bone Course

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Temporal Bone Lab Medical Science II Building 4th floor, Room 4643 1137 Catherine St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109

This extensive five-day course is designed as a complete temporal bone dissection course for the resident or fellow in training or as an update for the practicing otolaryngologist. The course seeks to improve the surgical skill of participants through a series of dissection exercises and review of topics in otology, neurotology and skull base

Oct

2022 Michigan Work Society Meeting

(All day)

Location TBD.

Enjoy social activities, academic lectures, the U-M football game and time to reminisce with friends at this biennial alumni event.

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News

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Best Hospitals in Michigan for ENT Care

Otolaryngology Residency Training Program

Blood test shows promise for predicting treatment response in metastatic HPV-positive throat cancer

Personalized Device Could Support Multiple COVID-19 Patients From Single Ventilator

COVID-19: Caring For Our Patients and Community

New Way to Predict Complications After Larynx Cancer Surgery

Kresge Hearing Research Institute Team Triumphs in STAT Madness Science Competition

Immune Cell Biomarker Predicts Better Outcome in Head and Neck Cancer

New Patient Privacy Rules Could Disrupt Critical Research

New Treatment Device for Tinnitus

Otolaryngology