John J. Vargo, MD, and Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is ...

Just one month after ruling that a state agency no longer had to pay two mothers attendant care wages for the care of their ...

One month after ruling that a state agency no longer had to pay two mothers attendant care wages for the care of their ...

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In recent years, courts and the government have recognised the right of terminally ill patients to die with dignity. However, ...

The decision to place a gastrostomy tube in an infant can be confusing and difficult for both parents and professionals. A unified team approach is critical to communication and collaboration.

Accessing the stomach via a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is the preferred (and sometimes the only) method for providing enteral nutritional support in disabled patients. However, it ...

People who won the Make a Difference awards in Devon said they felt "proud" and "overwhelmed" to have been selected. People ...

He explains: “A patient with stomach cancer, who has a gastrostomy [a feeding tube that goes directly to the stomach], does not via their mouth. If we were able to perceive flavor in the intestine, ...

The Israeli military’s nearly year-long siege and bombardment of Gaza in response to the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks in ...

In Cherkasy, doctors saved a man whose stomach contained six wrenches. They performed an operation to remove the tools and ...

As a patient of Florida’s once-admired healthcare program for the state’s sickest and most disabled children, Deonte Elijah ...