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What is the right balance to strike in the management of anaplastic thyroid cancer?

7 July 2020 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
This is a pragmatic article on a difficult and much debated subject. Management of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) can feel like making decisions between a rock and a hard place, and this article suggests one path to help navigate some...
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Functional considerations in reconstruction after laryngectomy

7 January 2021 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy, ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery
With a plethora of different reconstructive options and techniques available after laryngectomy, it can be difficult to clearly see which give the lowest complication rates and best functional outcomes. This article aims to summarise the current evidence in swallowing and...

Pretend placements: simulation is as good as the real thing

7 January 2021 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | Simulation, competency, randomised controlled trial, replacement, speech-language pathology, students
Clinical placements are now, more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, a huge time and personnel commitment. Recently, allied health students have had huge changes to their placements, often undertaking them entirely remotely. This article describes a novel method of...

Epithelial risk factors

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
This review paper from Barcelona retrospectively assesses patients diagnosed with oral epithelial dysplasia between 1995-2014 and followed up until 2017. In total, 144 cases were noted, of which 42% progressed to an oral cancer by the time of review in...

Does speech and language therapy provide value for money?

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Within the NHS (and outside it), managers, commissioners and consumers will consider value for money as a key component in making a decision about whether to pay for speech and language therapy (or any other service for that matter). Yet...

hearX Group technology featured by BBC Africa

5 August 2021 | Company Profiles, Global Health, Research & Development
Recent studies show that one in every five people may suffer from hearing loss. It is estimated that by 2050, one in every ten people will have disabling hearing loss.

MedLED CHROME MC6 (Sapphire) THE TRULY PROTABLE SURGICAL HEADLIGHT

2 February 2022 | Research & Development
Ream Surgical Ltd are delighted to be able to add the NEW MedLED Chrome MC6 (New Sapphire) Portable surgical headlight to its range of products.

Come and see the UV Smart D60 disinfection device!

18 June 2024 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Company Profiles
The UV Smart D60 is a CE marked (MDR Class IIa) disinfection device specifically designed for channel-less ENT endoscopes and TEE probes.

AURITEC presents AT2000 with implant integration

14 November 2024 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
AURITEC AT2000 is a state-of-the-art audiometer that stands out for its exceptional capabilities, especially thanks to its unique integration with cochlear implants. Designed for both clinical and research settings, the AT2000/AT-research family offers a comprehensive range of features for auditory...

Valerie J Lund made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

5 January 2024
Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Valerie Lund who has been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rhinology in the UK’s 2024 New Year Honours List. Awarded by King Charles, the list recognises the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK.

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...

Retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (RCPD) - inability to burp: treatment with Botox injection

3 July 2023 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
As unusual as it may sound, some people have great difficulty burping. We hear of one approach to tackling this problem. Retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (RCPD) is a condition presenting with inability to burp, resulting in gaseous distension of the digestive...