Nasal polyps are soft, noncancerous growths on the lining of the nose or sinuses. These growths, while painless, can cause blockages that prevent the sinuses from draining properly. This can make it ...

The probability of revision sinus surgery including the removal of nasal polyps is higher if the patient has asthma or is on antibiotics at the time of their initial surgery. However, higher age was ...

Treating nasal polyps isn’t a one-and-done procedure. The complications from these growths, which develop in the lining of ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have suffered from asthma and nasal polyps for more than 20 years. The asthma is controlled, and I mention it only because it might have some connection with my polyps. The polyps ...

The authors utilized medical and pharmacy claims obtained from the Optum Clinformatics Data Mart Database. Among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), younger age, elevated ...

Young adult men with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps were shown to be at greater risk of nasal polyp recurrence after endoscopic sinus surgery than elderly men and adult women of all ages. An ...

A study of the nasal microbiome helped researchers predict recurrent polyps in chronic rhinosinusitis patients with more than 90% accuracy, based on data from 85 individuals. Chronic rhinosinusitis ...

Findings showed treatment with tezepelumab significantly reduced the size of nasal polyps and nasal congestion compared with placebo. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tezspire ® ...

Clinicians have a new line of weapons in their arsenal to treat recurring nasal polyps. Over the past year several new monoclonal antibody-based biologic drugs have been approved to treat the ...

Does your nose seem to always be stuffed up? Do you have loss of taste or smell? Do you get frequent sinus infections? If so, you may have nasal polyps. Which raises the question: What exactly are ...

SAN DIEGO -- Novel ultra-long-acting biologic depemokimab reduced nasal polyps in chronic rhinosinusitis, two parallel phase III trials showed. Twice-yearly injections cut total nasal polyps score by ...