It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be placed surgically, endoscopically or by interventional radiology. Nasogastric Tube (NG): An NG tube passes through ...

Throat cancer refers to a group of cancers that affect various parts of the throat. The Cleveland Clinic notes that the areas ...

2008;65(24):2347-2357. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or ...

The box summarizes guidelines for administering medications to patients receiving EN. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small ...

Scientists have linked the exceptionally high rates of throat cancer in the county to the local soils. Their study has confirmed that residents with high levels of selenium, a nutrient found in ...

Throat cancer is any cancerous tumor that grows in either your throat or voice box. Your throat (pharynx) is a muscular tube that starts behind your nose and ends in your neck. Your voice box ...

Bob Wurtz is weary but walking. He beat throat cancer. Two neck surgeries. Countless lung infections. A tracheostomy and ...

It was developed for patients set to lose their voice due to a laryngectomy, or removal of the larynx, a typical procedure for advanced stages of throat cancer. The joint project of the University ...

At present suspected throat cancer patients are given an endoscopy in hospital. It involves swallowing a tube with a camera on the end. Delayed diagnosis is a major reason UK cancer survival rates ...

The NHS has begun trialling a new iPhone adapter which can check whether someone has throat cancer. It is hoped the device will allow thousands of patients ... thin tube with a camera inside ...

An elderly Hong Kong man has been left in a critical condition after a feeding tube was wrongly placed in his airway in hospital, delivering a liquid laxative into his right lung rather than his ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...