Welcome to the 2010 issue of HeadLines, in which you can read about:
- A Scholarly Calling: Lloyd Minor's penchant for promoting and eliciting excellence is perfectly suited to his new role as provost of The Johns Hopkins University.
- With Cochlear Implants, the Sooner the Better: Early surgery for children with hearing loss takes advantage of the time when they're most able to develop voice and hearing skills.
- New Reach for the Robot: Minimally invasive surgery allows smaller incisions in highly visible head and neck areas.
- Taming the Stubborn Sinuses: There is help for people whose sinus infections take on a life of their own.
- To Make Fall Statistics Fall: When the ear's vestibular system goes awry—a problem more prevalent than previously thought—people may be at increased risk for taking a tumble.
- A Full-On Approach for the Other HPV Cancers: Best known for launching cancer of the cervix, human papilloma virus is also implicated in an increasing number of head and neck tumors, and Johns Hopkins is on the leading edge of research and treatment.
- Unraveling the Mysteries of the Inner Ear: Researchers Paul Fuchs and Elisabeth Glowatzki are gaining insights into the neurochemistry of hearing that could one day lead to cures for some forms of deafness.
- Does the DNA of Head and Neck Tumors Hold Secrets for Better Treatment? By probing mutations for clues about how cells become cancerous, Johns Hopkins researchers hope to set the stage for targeted molecular testing and focused treatments.
- Acceleration Time: How the outpatient clinic for Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery unclogged logistical bottlenecks and cut patients’ wait times.
- Happy To Be Able To Breathe: How getting the right treatment for her sinusitis prompted one patient and her husband to support her physicians' research.
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