Detecting sarcopenia at baseline alongside markers of malnutrition could guide decision-making regarding the need for feeding tube placement in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma ...

While a healthy, balanced diet improves quality of life, people suffering from common symptoms of advanced dementia often have a weak swallow or lose the ability to swallow safely, especially toward ...

Tracheostomy and gastrostomy tube interventions are common procedures for patients with head and neck and esophageal cancer, which are both highly prevalent at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), the ...

LANSING, Mich. — A new procedure at Sparrow Hospital is helping patients get the nutrition they need. Magnets are being used to track the feeding tube to the right spot in the stomach, according to ...

Pharmacist, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Strategies to minimize interactions between warfarin and enteral feedings have been evaluated.