FDA Recalls Feeding Tube Placement Devices After Serious Injuries and Deaths
A system used to help place feeding tubes in patients is being recalled after misplacement incidents led to nearly two dozen patient deaths.
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Nursing Homes With High Numbers Of Patients With Serious Mental Illness Have Worse Outcomes: Study
A new study finds that residents in nursing homes with high numbers of patients with serious mental illness face a higher chance of adverse health events, even if they are…
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Deadly Lung Collapses Linked To Feeding Tube Guidance Systems, FDA Warns
Some feeding tube guidance systems have been linked to lung collapses and patient deaths, resulting in a new warning to health care providers from the FDA.
