Vitamin D Helps Critically Ill Patients Recover Faster
Researchers tested whether giving high-dose vitamin D to very sick patients in the hospital could help them recover better. They studied 80 patients with …
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Special Bacteria May Help Protect Sick Newborns from Lung Infections
Researchers studied whether giving helpful bacteria called probiotics to newborns on breathing machines could prevent dangerous lung infections. They followed …
Read MoreNose vs. Mouth Feeding Tubes: Which Prevents Lung Infections Better?
When patients in intensive care units need help breathing with machines, doctors often place feeding tubes to deliver nutrition and medicine. This new study …
Read MoreFeeding Sick Kids Early in Hospital May Save Lives
When children are very sick in the hospital, doctors have to decide when to start feeding them. This large review of 18 studies looked at whether starting …
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