Editor's Note Surgical removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids significantly decreases medical visits and prescription use in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), according to a March 17 study in JAMA Pediatrics. Supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the study found that adenotonsillectomy led to a 32% reduction…
Editor's Note Baltimore, MD-based Galen Robotics, Inc has secured US Food and Drug Administration De Novo classification grant and authorization to market the Galen ES® Robotic System, a cooperative powered surgical assist device for ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery, for rigid microlaryngeal procedures. “Galen will be the first surgical…