They call themselves “tubies” — people with certain medical conditions who accept long-term feeding tubes as the best or only way to nourish themselves. With the feeding tube in place, many resume ...

Enteral feeding, also called tube feeding, is a method of feeding that provides nutrition and calories when a person can’t chew or swallow. This generally involves providing nutrition through a tube ...

A new study measured use of feeding tubes in Canadian nursing home residents, finding similar trends to those in the United States. Many people with advanced dementia have a hard time eating, but ...

EnteraLoc Flow is the first seamless, closed-loop enteral feeding solution that combines a spill-proof pouch, direct-connect ENFit® device, tube, and nutritious food options in one complete feeding ...

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 ...