Enteral feeding, also called tube feeding, is a method of feeding that provides nutrition and calories when a person can’t chew or swallow. This generally involves providing nutrition through a tube ...

Considering lung collapse (pneumothorax) affects 2-5% of 35 million feeding tube placements every year worldwide, the safe placement of a nasogastric feeding tube requires special medical care.

In my last article, I discussed making your wishes for treatment known in the event that you are unable to communicate those wishes. I have been asked to elaborate on the use of tube feedings in the ...

Your doctor may recommend a feeding tube if you have throat cancer and can‘t consume enough nutrients. The length of time may vary depending on the exact reasons for the feeding tube. Every year, over ...

They call themselves “tubies” — people with certain medical conditions who accept long-term feeding tubes as the best or only way to nourish themselves. With the feeding tube in place, many resume ...

With CoapTech, Steven Tropello and Howard Carolan are working on new technology for replacing patients’ feeding tubes. The approach, called Percutaneous Ultrasound Gastrostomy, or PUG, utilizes a ...