Health promotion and prevention in early times of the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a Delphi study in Switzerland.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic and confinement measures had a major impact on the health and well-being of the population. Health promotion and prevention (HP&P) professionals had to rethink their practices to respond to the challenges raised by the pandemic context. This study aimed to build a professional consensus on the HP&P priorities (apart from the COVID-19 fight) in the early times of the pandemic in Switzerland and to identify the most relevant interventions to respond to these issues.

Comparative study of vestibular function preservation in manual versus robotic-assisted cochlear implantation.

Objective: To compare vestibular outcomes in cochlear implant (CI) surgery, between robotic-assisted insertion of the electrodes versus manual insertion.

Methods: We performed a monocentric retrospective study. From March 2021, the robotic system RobOtol© was used for all CI cases.

Bell's palsy in pregnancy: A scoping review of risk factors, treatment and outcomes.

Objective: There are limited studies reporting on Bell's palsy and pregnancy. Our study aimed to evaluate risk factors, current treatment options and facial function outcomes in women who developed Bell's palsy in pregnancy. To our knowledge this is the first review analyzing these factors.

Pattern of nodal metastasis of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma involving the temporal bone.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the pattern of lymph-node spread of SCCs involving the temporal bone.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all cutaneous SCCs involving the temporal bone over a 20-year time-period. Forty-one patients were eligible.