Lack of evidence on risk of ionizing radiation for common pediatric swallow study causes unfortunate variability in how clinicians conduct it; a Medical University of South Carolina researcher ...

Children who aspirated thin or thickened liquids achieved resolution of swallowing dysfunction after a year of therapy, according to study results. “Most pediatric patients who aspirate thin and ...

More than half a million children are diagnosed with swallowing problems each year. The gold standard for diagnosing swallowing problems is the videofluoroscopic swallow study, also known as the ...

SIOUX CITY | James Olson, senior speech language pathologist at Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City, has recently completed extensive training in the area of swallowing assessment. Olson is now certified ...

Bracco Diagnostics announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Varibar Pudding (barium sulfate) oral paste for modified barium swallow (MBS) examinations to evaluate the oral ...

Difficulty swallowing is one of the most common complications of anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). Investigators who evaluated possible risk and contributing factors report in Advances in ...