When You Eat Matters: How Meal Timing Helps Hospital Patients Heal
Your body has internal clocks that control when you sleep, eat, and feel energetic. Scientists reviewed 170 studies to understand how feeding times affect …
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Feeding Kids With Stuck Intestines: A Complete Guide
Pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction (PIPO) is a rare condition where a child's intestines don't move food through properly, even though nothing is …
Read MoreUltrasound Helps Doctors Place Feeding Tubes Better and Safer
When critically ill patients need nutrition support, doctors sometimes place special feeding tubes that go past the stomach into the small intestine. This …
Read MoreHow Better Nutrition Helps Cancer Patients Feel Stronger
Researchers looked at 21 different studies involving over 2,100 adults with blood cancers to see if special nutrition programs could help them feel better and …
Read MoreWriting Down Feeding Goals Helps Sick Kids in Hospital Recover Faster
When doctors and nurses in a children's intensive care unit started writing down specific feeding goals for critically ill patients, something important …
Read MoreBetter Feeding Strategy Helps Stroke Patients Recover Faster
When elderly patients have a severe stroke and receive a procedure to remove the blood clot, how they're fed afterward matters a lot. Researchers studied 115 …
Read MoreHow Smart Nutrition Saved a Severely Burned Patient's Life
This remarkable case describes how doctors kept a patient alive after burns covered 96% of their body—an injury that's usually fatal. The patient also …
Read MoreWhen Feeding Tubes Stop Working: Hidden Hospital Costs Revealed
Researchers in Japan studied what happens when older hospital patients can't tolerate feeding tubes—a common problem for people with acid reflux. When feeding …
Read MoreTwo Ways to Feed ICU Patients: Which Is Safer?
Doctors in intensive care units need to feed patients who can't eat normally, so they use feeding tubes. There are two main ways to do this: feeding …
Read MoreFeeding Through a Tube: What Parents Need to Know
This chapter explains enteral nutrition, which is a medical way of delivering food and nutrients directly into the stomach or small intestine through a tube …
Read MoreFeeding Sick Kids Faster Helps Them Recover Better
Doctors studied 98 children with a serious lung infection called bronchiolitis who were receiving extra oxygen through special nose tubes. The children were …
Read MorePlant-Based Tube Feeding Works Well for Home Patients
Researchers tested a new plant-based liquid food designed for people who need tube feeding at home. Forty-one patients used this special formula for up to 13 …
Read MoreStarting Babies on Full Milk Feeds Right Away Is Safe
Doctors have long waited days before giving premature babies full milk feeds, worried it might cause problems. Instead, they start with IV fluids and slowly …
Read MoreCommon Reflux Medicine May Interfere With Energy-Boosting Nutrient
Researchers discovered that famotidine, a medication commonly used to treat acid reflux in tube-fed patients with severe disabilities, may interfere with how …
Read MoreMore People Using Nutrition Drinks and Feeding Tubes at Home
Researchers in France looked at 10 years of data to see how many people were using special nutrition products at home. They found that more and more people are …
Read MoreMuscle Loss in Kids with Crohn's Disease Affects Treatment Success
Researchers studied 68 children with Crohn's disease in China to understand how muscle loss affects their treatment. They found that children with Crohn's …
Read MoreWhat Helps Your Stomach Work Again After Liver Transplant
After getting a new liver, patients need their digestive system to start working properly again. Researchers studied 254 people who had liver transplants to …
Read MoreSurgery Works Best for Crohn's Belly Infections
Researchers looked at 23 different studies to figure out the best way to treat a serious complication of Crohn's disease called an intra-abdominal …
Read MoreTraining Helps Nurses Better Care for Dying Patients' Nutrition
Researchers tested whether a 2-hour training class could help nurses improve their knowledge about feeding patients who are nearing the end of life. Forty-six …
Read MoreSpecial Gut Bacteria Help Brain Bleed Patients Recover Better
When someone has severe bleeding in the brain, they often struggle with movement, swallowing, and thinking clearly. Researchers tested whether adding special …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Man with Crohn's Disease Heal Fistulas
A 31-year-old man with a severe form of Crohn's disease that caused painful fistulas (abnormal tunnels in the body) tried a special diet called the Crohn's …
Read MoreWhy Good Nutrition Matters for Esophageal Cancer Patients
Esophageal cancer is a serious disease, and many patients lose weight and become malnourished during treatment. Scientists reviewed research from 2010 to 2025 …
Read MoreWhy ICU Nurses Need Better Training on Feeding Tubes
Researchers surveyed 420 nurses in 15 Chinese hospitals to understand how well they know about feeding tubes and nutrition care for critically ill patients. …
Read MoreSpecial Liquid Diet Helps Crohn's Patients When Medications Stop Working
Researchers studied whether a special all-liquid diet could help adults with Crohn's disease whose bodies had stopped responding to strong biologic …
Read MoreHigher Protein Feeding in ICU May Increase Vomiting Risk
Researchers analyzed 15 studies involving over 5,000 critically ill patients to see if giving more protein through feeding tubes causes stomach problems. They …
Read MoreWhat Parents Need to Know About Tube Feeding for Kids
This medical guide explains enteral nutrition, which is a way to give food and nutrients directly to a child's stomach or intestines through a tube. This …
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