Foreign body aspiration poses a serious risk to young children; although most caregivers show good awareness, critical gaps ...

Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by the accidental infiltration of food or other substances from the mouth or stomach into the lungs. The condition can be caused by bacteria that ...

A new algorithm predicts poststroke pneumonia risk with 93% accuracy in a new study, with tracheostomy status, aspiration, and cognitive impairment as key risk factors.

VERIFY viewer Casey recently sent a text to our team asking if food can actually go down the wrong pipe. The medical term for food going down the wrong pipe is called aspiration, according to the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), potentially serious chronic heartburn, is common in patients with cystic fibrosis, but it does not appear to be brought about by coughing; in ...