Large, hard multivitamin and calcium supplements are a frequent cause of choking in seniors, according to results of a study published online August 19 in Annals of Internal Medicine. People in the ...

Oropharyngeal dysphagia, or difficulty initiating swallowing, is a frequent problem in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and can lead to aspiration pneumonia. The efficacy of pharmacological ...

Adults aged 65 years and older are more likely to choke on dietary supplements than are younger adults, a new Federal Drug Administration report states. The biggest culprits are multivitamins and ...

Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare autosomal recessive disease that results in progressive muscle weakness and atrophy, can suffer the concerning consequences of dysphagia, which ...