Eating food and absorbing its nutrients is an everyday occurrence, but this normal activity can look different for someone who suffers from inflammatory bowel disease. IBD, which includes Crohn's ...

A number of frail, older hospital patients in the UK who are either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition may currently go unreported, according to the findings of a new clinical study. The research ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have designed an assessment tool to detect malnutrition in pediatric patients with end-stage kidney ...

Malnutrition continues to be a widespread issue in Australian aged care homes, but Griffith University researchers are striving to address the problem through the use of an early diagnostic tool ...

There are many tools used to assess malnutrition in kidney disease patients, but making the right diagnosis takes some careful interpretation and consideration of all factors. This goes beyond ...

Maintaining proper patient nutrition This review discusses nutritional interventions and management of nutritional status in elderly patients with cancer. Malnutrition is associated with problems ...

An international collaboration of researchers have successfully adapted a Japanese oral health screening tool for use among ...

Hospitals and healthcare teams today are breaking down silos and using advancements in medical technology to create holistic treatment plans for their patients. Yet one area that often goes overlooked ...

A senior woman battling Cancer stands at her kitchen island chopping cucumbers. She is dressed casually in a sweater and wearing a headscarf as she works to chop and prepare the display of fruits and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. When people get admitted to hospitals, we often focus on ...