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A recent MAHA report from the Department of Health and Human Services stated that a trio of common procedures for children—tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and tympanostomy tube (ear tube) placement—“cause harm without offering benefits.” In this episode: a look at what these surgeries are, the advantages and risks, and what the report said—and didn’t say—about the value of these procedures when properly indicated.
Guests:
Dr. Emily Boss is the director of pediatric otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland’s Health Department.
Show links and related content:The MAHA Report: Make Our Children Health Again—The White House
MAHA kids’ health report misinforms about tonsillectomies and ear tubes—STAT (Opinion)
Tympanostomy Tubes or Medical Management for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media—The New England Journal of Medicine
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A recent MAHA report from the Department of Health and Human Services stated that a trio of common procedures for children—tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and tympanostomy tube (ear tube) placement—“cause harm without offering benefits.” In this episode: a look at what these surgeries are, the advantages and risks, and what the report said—and didn’t say—about the value of these procedures when properly indicated.
Guests:
Dr. Emily Boss is the director of pediatric otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland’s Health Department.
Show links and related content:The MAHA Report: Make Our Children Health Again—The White House
MAHA kids’ health report misinforms about tonsillectomies and ear tubes—STAT (Opinion)
Tympanostomy Tubes or Medical Management for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media—The New England Journal of Medicine
Looking for episode transcripts? Open our podcast on the Apple Podcasts app (desktop or mobile) or the Spotify mobile app to access an auto-generated transcript of any episode. Closed captioning is also available for every episode on our YouTube channel.
Contact us:Have a question about something you heard? Looking for a transcript? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us via email or visit our website.
Follow us:@PublicHealthPod on Bluesky
@JohnsHopkinsSPH on Instagram
@JohnsHopkinsSPH on Facebook
@PublicHealthOnCall on YouTube
Here's our RSS feed
Note: These podcasts are a conversation between the participants, and do not represent the position of Johns Hopkins University.
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