Mom who forced baby daughter to get unnecessary feeding tube collected $96K in grants, police say

One friend told police that Brown's daughter "didn't have to be" on a feeding tube and reportedly ate a meal at McDonald's ...
News-Medical.Net

Study reveals widespread use of burdensome interventions for older dementia patients in Singapore

A new study by researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School has revealed that almost all community-dwelling older adults with ...

Docs: Gas City mom lied about child’s need for feeding tube in order to collect money

A Gas City woman was taken into custody after she reportedly took payments regarding her child’s feeding tube treatment, when ...

Study shows over 90% of older adults with dementia undergo burdensome interventions in their final year

A new study by researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School has revealed that almost all community-dwelling older adults with ...

Arizona baby sick with botulism in nationwide formula-linked outbreak

The Arizona Department of Health Services said there was one confirmed case in Arizona, and an investigation was ongoing.
KSAT

Infant botulism outbreak led to hundreds of thousands in medical bills for affected families, lawyer says

The parents of at least two babies sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak are suing the makers of ByHeart baby formula at ...
The Hospitalist

Feeding Tube Use Still Common in Hospitalized Older Adults with Dementia

Clinical question: How frequently are feeding tubes placed during hospitalization in older adults with dementia, and what patient or regional factors influence their use? Background: Feeding tube ...
WMBF News

Day care employee accused of force-feeding, violently shaking infants

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) - Officers in Florida arrested a day care worker accused of mistreating infants in her care. According to the Ocala Police Department, Karla L. Penalverty-Gonzalez, 33, ...