Nasoenteric tube (NET) is indispensable for the delivery of enteral nutrition for hospitalized patients. However, their clinical utility is frequently compromised by dysfunction-related complications, ...

Objectives Clonidine is increasingly used in the management of childhood motor disorders. Reports are limited regarding the use of transdermal clonidine patches (TCPs) for this indication. We aimed to ...

Scientists that won an infamous 2024 IgNobel Prize for "discovering that many mammals are capable of breathing through their anus" may indeed have the last laugh. They've now completed a successful ...

To reduce drug–nutrient interactions, it is important to consider timing of drug delivery in relation to EN. This is affected by both the frequency of medication administration and the enteral feeding ...

Caroline Sirois is a member of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network. She is a researcher at the Centre d'excellence sur le vieillissement de Québec and provides training ...

Here’s what you need to know about the diabetes drug and other new medicines used for weight loss. By Dani Blum News around drugs like Ozempic moves fast: There’s a steady drumbeat of new studies, new ...

Summers are undoubtedly getting hotter. Extreme heat events are predicted to become longer, more intense and more frequent in the coming years—and rising temperatures are already taking a toll on the ...

Oregon’s governor has signed a measure to reimpose criminal penalties for hard drugs. Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland talks about why the experiment “failed.” By Mike Baker Reporting from Portland, Ore.

Supply from drugmakers for the stimulant medications most commonly prescribed for ADHD are still falling short of demand, the Food and Drug Administration says, and many Americans who rely on these ...

Pharmacists and doctors can make compounded medications by combining, mixing, or altering various ingredients to meet a specific need. But because these medications don’t have Food and Drug ...

A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a procedure in which a flexible feeding tube, called a PEG tube, is inserted through the abdominal wall and into the stomach. For patients who are not able to ...