Longer Times to Delivery of Otolaryngology Care for Patients With Limited English Proficiency.

Objective: Limited English proficiency (LEP) is known to contribute to poorer health outcomes and delays in management. However, to our knowledge, no other studies have explored the impact of LEP on delays to care within otolaryngology. This study aims to investigate the relationship between LEP and the time to delivery of otolaryngology care.

Inequities in Thyroid Cancer Care: Populations Most at Risk for Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment.

Delays in treatment for thyroid cancer (TC) have been associated with higher overall mortality rates. However, few studies have explored the impact of health disparities on delayed presentation and treatment for TC. This study aims to investigate what patient sociodemographic factors contribute to delays in presentation and treatment of TC.

Long-term voice changes after thyroidectomy: Results from a validated survey.

Background: Long-term dysphonia may persist after thyroid surgery even in the absence of overt nerve injury. Therefore, we evaluated long-term dysphonia after thyroidectomy using a validated survey.

Methods: Patients undergoing thyroidectomy at a single institution from 1990 to 2018 were surveyed via telephone to complete the Voice Handicap Index-10 Survey.

Facial Paresis and Pulsatile Middle Ear Mass.

Head and neck paragangliomas are uncommon pathologies that present with common symptoms such as pulsatile tinnitus and aural pressure. This article highlights an unusual presentation of a patient with facial paresis who was found to have a jugular paraganglioma. Emphasis is placed on how the otologic examination showed a pulsatile middle ear mass that led to the diagnosis.

Patient-Reported Financial Burden in Thyroid Cancer.

Background: The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing at a rapid rate. Prior studies have demonstrated financial burden and decreased quality of life in patients with thyroid cancer. Here, we characterize patient-reported financial burden in patients with thyroid cancer over a 28y period.

Time to Surgery and Thyroid Cancer Survival in the United States.

Background: Longer time to surgery worsens survival in multiple malignancies, including lung, colorectal, and breast cancers, but limited data exist for well-differentiated thyroid cancer. We sought to investigate the impact of time to surgery on overall survival in patients with papillary thyroid cancer.

Methods: In a retrospective cohort study of the National Cancer Database, we used Cox proportional hazard models to investigate overall survival as a function of time between diagnosis and surgery for adults with papillary thyroid cancer, adjusting for demographic, patient, and cancer-related variables.

Functional connectivity associated with improvement in emotion management after cognitive enhancement therapy in early-course schizophrenia.

Background: The ability to manage emotions is an important social-cognitive domain impaired in schizophrenia and linked to functional outcome. The goal of our study was to examine the impact of cognitive enhancement therapy (CET) on the ability to manage emotions and brain functional connectivity in early-course schizophrenia.

Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to CET ( = 55) or an enriched supportive therapy (EST) control group ( = 45).