Why Nutrition Care Gets Lost When Patients Leave the ICU
When patients leave the intensive care unit (ICU), their nutrition care often gets disrupted, which can slow their recovery. This review examines what happens …
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Talking Therapy Plus Good Nutrition Helps Severely Ill Pancreas Patients
Researchers studied 50 patients with severe pancreas inflammation in the hospital's intensive care unit. Half received standard care plus tube feeding, while …
Read MoreGetting Fit Before Cancer Surgery Helps Your Body Recover
Researchers looked at 51 studies about helping people with digestive cancer get stronger before surgery. They found that programs combining exercise, better …
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 MoreHow to Stay Healthy When You Have Chronic Pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis is a long-term condition of the pancreas that can cause serious problems like poor nutrition and a lower quality of life. This research …
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Matters for Critically Ill Brain Patients
Researchers studied 930 patients with serious brain diseases in an intensive care unit to understand how nutrition affects their recovery. They found that …
Read MoreHow Hospitals Help Malnourished Patients Get Better Nutrition
When people are sick in the hospital, they sometimes don't eat enough and become malnourished, which can slow their recovery. A Canadian hospital tested a new …
Read MoreHelping Cancer Patients Manage Eating Problems at Home
Researchers created a simple system to help people with advanced cancer and their family caregivers manage nutrition problems at home. The study looked at how …
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 MoreWhy Some People Still Feel Sick After Going Gluten-Free
Researchers in Germany studied over 2,000 people with celiac disease to understand why some still experience symptoms even after following a strict gluten-free …
Read MoreSpecial Nutrition Before Cancer Surgery May Help Quality of Life
Researchers tested whether a special nutritional drink given to head and neck cancer patients before and after surgery could help them recover better. …
Read MoreFeeding TB Patients' Families Could Save Lives and Money
Researchers in India studied whether giving food and vitamins to family members of tuberculosis patients could prevent TB and save money. Using computer …
Read MoreHow to Help Older Stomach Cancer Patients Stay Strong and Healthy
Researchers studied 381 older patients with stomach cancer to find the best ways to help them stay physically and mentally strong during recovery. They tested …
Read MoreGetting Ready for Stomach Cancer Surgery: What Experts Say Works Best
Before surgery for stomach or food pipe cancer, doctors are finding that preparing your body and mind ahead of time really helps. Experts from different health …
Read MoreExercise and Good Nutrition Help Cancer Surgery Patients Stay Stronger
Researchers studied whether exercise and nutrition support could help patients with esophageal cancer maintain their muscle strength before and after surgery. …
Read MoreHow Doctors in Uganda Are Adding Nutrition Help to Health Care
Researchers in Uganda wanted to understand how health workers are putting nutrition advice and support into their daily work with patients. They visited 17 …
Read MoreWhat Increases Infection Risk After Biliary Atresia Surgery?
Biliary atresia is a rare liver condition in babies that requires surgery called the Kasai procedure. After this surgery, some children develop a serious …
Read MoreSpecial Care Plan Helps Cancer Patients Feel Better and Stronger
Researchers tested a new care plan for people with a serious blood cancer called multiple myeloma who also have kidney problems. The plan combined special …
Read MoreBetter Nutrition Helps TB Patients and Saves Money in India
Researchers in India tested whether adding nutritional support to tuberculosis treatment programs was worth the extra cost. They studied over 2,600 TB patients …
Read MoreMany Hospital Patients Get Unnecessary Nutrition Tubes
Researchers looked at how often hospitals use a special type of nutrition support called peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) – basically liquid nutrition …
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 …
Read MoreBetter Food Help = Better Work and Behavior
Researchers studied how providing better nutrition support affects the way people behave and how much work they get done. This research, published in the …
Read MoreCan Digital Apps Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Feel Better?
Pancreatic cancer is a serious disease that often makes people feel very sick during treatment. Researchers are testing whether using a smartphone app and …
Read MoreSimple Eating Checks Help Older Adults Keep Weight On
Researchers in Japan tested a new way to help older adults in day-care programs who have trouble eating and are losing weight. They trained regular staff to …
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 MoreHeart Machines Change How Bodies Use Food in First 5 Days
When doctors use a special heart-lung machine called VA-ECMO to help patients with severe heart failure, their bodies go through big changes in how they …
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Matters for Cancer Patients Fighting Stomach Illness
Researchers studied how poor nutrition affects people being treated for stomach and digestive cancers. They used a specific set of guidelines called GLIM …
Read MoreHow Team Care Helps Heart Patients Stay Strong and Independent
Nearly half of people with heart failure also experience frailty—a condition that makes their bodies weaker and more vulnerable to illness. This review looked …
Read MoreCancer Patients Need Better Nutrition Help During Treatment
When people with colorectal cancer receive chemotherapy, they often struggle with eating well and staying healthy. Researchers in China talked to 17 cancer …
Read MoreNew Program Helps Teens With Eating Disorders Avoid Hospital Stays
Researchers tested a new program called RISE that helps teenagers with serious eating disorders get better without going to the hospital. The program combined …
Read MoreWhy Mental Health Matters for Eating Healthy After Prostate Cancer
Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer often struggle with depression, anxiety, and stress—and these mental health challenges may make it harder for …
Read MoreWhy People With Type 1 Diabetes Struggle With Food Choices
Researchers in Sweden asked 191 adults with type 1 diabetes about their eating habits and challenges managing their blood sugar through diet. They found that …
Read MoreBetter Care Teams Help Elderly Patients Recover from Serious Bleeding
Researchers tested a new way to care for elderly patients with liver disease who experience dangerous internal bleeding. Instead of standard care, one group …
Read MoreFree Healthy Food Helps Pregnant Women Feel Better
Researchers in Delaware tested a new program that gives pregnant women free, healthy food delivered to their homes. Seven women who finished the program shared …
Read MoreWhy Cancer Patients Need Better Access to Nutrition Help
Cancer patients often struggle with eating and nutrition during treatment, but a special type of nutrition counseling called medical nutrition therapy (MNT) …
Read MoreHow Many Calories Do Head and Neck Cancer Patients Really Need?
Doctors need to know exactly how many calories cancer patients should eat to help them stay healthy during treatment. This study looked at 11 different …
Read MoreEating Problems After Stem Cell Transplants: What Helps
Researchers followed 63 patients getting stem cell transplants to understand why they struggle to eat enough. They found that most patients experienced eating …
Read MoreICU Survivors Face Serious Eating Problems After Leaving Hospital
A major review of 43 studies found that people who survive intensive care units struggle with eating and nutrition for up to a year after leaving the hospital. …
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