5 Eye Injuries to Watch Out for this Summer
With the increase in outdoor activity during warmer temperatures, there may be an uptick in risk for eye injury. Mass. Eye and Ear has the ...
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What I’ve Learned After Nine Operations and 66 Rounds of Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer
This May, Bob Cancalosi, 58, shared his story at the 18th annual Founders’ Day luncheon, an annual event to celebrate Mass. Eye and Ear’s mission ...
One Reason Both Boys and Girls Should Be Vaccinated for HPV? To Prevent Head and Neck Cancer.
Head and neck cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are on the rise, and vaccinating all children — boys and girls — could help slow ...
Fact or Fiction? 4 Things To Know About Spasmodic Dysphonia
With many misperceptions about spasmodic dysphonia, it can be hard to know what’s true. Dr. Kristina Simonyan, a leading researcher on this condition, shares the ...
The Miracle of Balance: What Happens When the System Gets Out of Sync
Renowned Mass. Eye and Ear balance expert Dr. Steven Rauch, MD, explains what balance is, why it is miraculous, and what people can do to ...
How Pregnancy Affects Your Eyes
Mass. Eye and Ear ophthalmologist Stacey Brauner, MD, explains some of the visual symptoms that pregnant women may experience. Pregnancy brings many changes to a ...
Making His Voice Heard
A Mass. Eye and Ear patient credits the Voice and Speech Lab and Thyroid and Parathyroid Division for giving him his voice back (and keeping ...
Discovering a Calling
Kirsten Karis now works alongside the nurses at Mass. Eye and Ear who treated her father and inspired her to become a nurse. Kirsten Karis ...
Travel Tips
The summer travel season is quickly approaching! Mass. Eye and Ear Glaucoma Specialist and Comprehensive Ophthalmologist Courtney Ondeck, MD, MPhil, and Associate Director of Audiology ...
Is It Safe to Sleep in Contact Lenses?
After a long day, removing and cleaning your contact lenses before bed can feel like a chore. But Mass. Eye and Ear Optometrist Amy Watts, ...
My Residency at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Lenna Walker, OD, a graduate of the New England College of Optometry, shares her experience as a Harvard Medical School optometry resident at Mass. Eye and ...
Online Health Fads to Avoid
In the new age of holistic healing and internet self-diagnosing, people are searching online to find natural remedies now more than ever. Most of the ...
