Research Team Examines the Impact of Face Coverings on Communication and Health Outcomes
Hearing loss is a common source of disability that can lead to poor speech perception and an increased reliance on lip-reading.
COVID-19 Research by Dr. Brad Goldstein Featured on ABC11 News
ABC11 News recently interviewed Dr. Brad Goldstein, Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, about a research collaboration at Duke that aims to determine why certain patients infected with COVID-19 develop long-term loss of taste and smell. Even 5-6 months after recovering from the infection, approximately 15% of patients report this lingering symptom.
One Year of a Pandemic: Fostering a New Department While Fighting COVID-19
As members of a new department, faculty and staff in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences eagerly anticipated rapid progress and development throughout 2020 in becom
Talking To Patients About Free Flap Surgery
Microvascular surgeon discusses her approach to intense procedure
Activate Good: Learning Together January 10, 2021
HNS&CS team participating at the Activate Good Learning Together event on January 10, 2021.
CPAP Alternative Improves Outcomes for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Since 2017, when Duke became the first center in North Carolina to offer hypoglossal nerve stimulator (HGNS) implementation, the demand for this method to treat moderate to severe obstructive sleep
Sniffing Out An Abrupt COVID-19 Symptom
An immunologist, neurobiologist, virologist, and medical doctor join forces to study one of COVID-19’s stranger mysteries: the sharp loss of smell and taste.