Researchers examined feeding tube insertion rates from 2000-2014 among US nursing home residents with advanced dementia. In a study appearing in the August 16 issue of JAMA, Susan L. Mitchell, M.D., M ...

New bidder NewGen will acquire 175 nursing homes Insider bid was rejected in court last month Sale could provide personal injury claims with 30% recovery Jan 20 (Reuters) - Bankrupt Genesis Health ...

Explosion apparently sparked by gas leak in building Bystanders helped with patient evacuations Portion of ground floor collapsed into basement BRISTOL, Pennsylvania, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A pair of ...

Abstract: Thoracostomy involves draining fluid from the pleural cavity using chest tubes. This medical intervention is currently performed manually by inserting a hollow flexible tube, risking damage ...

What Is a Chest Tube? A chest tube is a plastic tube that is used to drain fluid or air from the chest. Air or fluid (for example blood or pus) that collects in the space between the lungs and chest ...

ClearFlow received FDA approval for its PleuraView system in 2010. Image credit: sweet_tomato via Shutterstock. A trial of ClearFlow’s PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT) has demonstrated the ...

Tightness or heaviness in the chest can result from various mental and physical health conditions, including stress, muscle strain, and lung complications. It can also be a sign of a heart attack.

If you’ve ever been diagnosed with the common cold or bronchitis, you’ve likely experienced chest congestion. Chest congestion is the result of inflamed air passages, or bronchi, in the lungs. A chest ...

Mustapha (chest) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice. Mustapha was unable to play against the Rams this past Thursday due to a chest injury. His limited participation in Wednesday's ...

Maine's Democrat governor is using $50,000 in taxpayer money to provide nursing bras to breastfeeding and 'chestfeeding' parents on welfare. Governor Janet Mills, 76, and her administration have ...

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aims to compare the effects of different drainage tube diameters (22F vs. 26F) combined with negative pressure suction on patients after valve replacement surgery, ...