The People's Pharmacy Podcast Show 1426: Why You Feel Dizzy and What You Can Do About It
This week, neuro-otologist David Kaylie of Duke Health will help us understand how balance disorders disrupt patients’ lives and what doctors can do to help.
Dr. West's Presentation on Hearing Loss Stigma at HLAA Wake Chapter
Dr. Jessica S. West, a medical sociologist at Duke, studies hearing loss stigma. She shared her research with community members of the Hearing Loss Association of America-Wake Chapter.
Activate Good: HNS&CS at Oak City Cares
On Saturday, March 22, 2025, the HNS&CS department participated in an Activate Good event at Oak City Cares: Home - Oak City Cares.
Dr. Marita Teng the 2024 Kenan Lecturer: OK Zoomer! Surgical Education Beyond Millennialism and Through the Pandemic.
The Kenan Lectureship, established by Patrick D. Kenan, honors mentors pivotal in faculty members' careers. This year, Marita Teng, MD, FACS, presented on mentorship's role in medical education, focusing on generational learning styles.
HNS&CS Welcomes New Residents with Match Day 2025
We are thrilled to introduce our new class of residents for 2025! Their arrival marks an exciting chapter for our department, filled with promise and innovation.
DukeHealth: Snoring Stops After Outpatient Sleep Surgery at Duke
Within a year of his 2019 wedding, Derek Saccoccio found himself sleeping alone in his home office thanks to his loud snoring. When other efforts failed to curb his snoring, Duke Health’s Emily Commesso, MD, a specially trained sleep surgeon, shortened Saccoccio’s uvula -- the punching-bag shaped structure that hangs in the back of the mouth -- during an outpatient procedure. Six weeks later, Saccoccio snoring was gone, and he moved back into his bedroom. “The biggest benefit is being able to turn over in bed and see that your wife is right there beside you.”
Promoting Health with HNS&CS: Insights from the Black Family Wellness Expo
On March 15, Duke HNS&CS joined the Black Family Wellness Expo by The Links, INC., offering health screenings, live music, cooking demos, and more to improve health and economic disparities in the Black community.
Announcing Dr. Trinitia Cannon Promotion to Professor
Trinitia Cannon, MD, was recently approved to be promoted to Professor career track, effective April 1, 2025
Announcing Dr. Eileen Raynor Promotion to Professor
Eileen Raynor, MD, was recently approved to be promoted to Professor, tenure track, effective April 1, 2025
ENTtoday: Awareness Fuels Olfactory Advances: Treating and Managing Smell Loss
More than 13 million U.S adults live with measurable smell dysfunction, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD. https://tinyurl.com/2jy4vdv7).