December2024Volume37
MeasuringFunctional OutcomesinTongue Surgery
WhatIfWeCouldCureBlindness?
Tomakewholeeyetransplantsthatrestore sightareality,theDepartmentof OphthalmologyattheUniversityofPittsburgh ispartofaprojectteamforaprogramcalled TransplantationofHumanEyeAllografts,or THEA.
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MissionofMercy2024
Amombroughtherapproximatelyeight-year-old daughterto MissionofMercyPittsburgh tohave herearscleaned.Shenotedthatherdaughter hadlong-standingtroublehearingandthought earwaxwasthecause.
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TheDecember2024issue of OralOncology hasan articleco-authoredbythree membersoftheDepartment ofOtolaryngology-Head& NeckSurgeryatthe PerspectivesFromTwo Fifth-YearOTO-HNS Residents
Fifth-yearresidentsinthe Departmentof Otolaryngology-Head& NeckSurgeryatthe UniversityofPittsburgh SchoolofMedicinehavea PromisingBiomarkerfor
CD8+tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes(TILs)are immunecellsthatplayakey roleinthebody’sresponse tocancer.Asaresult,they havebeenusedacross oncologytohelpassessthe severityofpatients’cancer
UniversityofPittsburgh, alongwithcolleaguesfrom theUniversityofMichigan.
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uniqueperspectiveasthey arealmostdonewiththis phaseoftheircareer.Twoof themsharedtheir experiences
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SipsofScience
andpredictwhowillrespond toothertreatments. However,thistoolhasnot beenwidelyadoptedfor headandneckcancer,in largepartduetothe disjointednatureofcurrent data.
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Raiseyourglasstodiscoveryandenjoyalaidbackeveningtalkingaboutthefutureoflifechangingscience.Thisistheideabehindanew eventcalledSipsofScience,puttogetherby DepartmentsattheUniversityofPittsburgh SchoolofMedicine.
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