The best approach for surgeons to identify malnourished cancer patients before they have a cancer operation may be specifically related to the type of cancer the patient has, according to researchers ...

Around the world, an estimated 45 million children under the age of five experience acute malnutrition at any given time. Up to two million of these children die as a result annually. The surging ...

PHOENIX, AZ—One out of six patients who participated in the COAPT trial had malnutrition, which was independently associated with all-cause mortality at 4 years, a post hoc analysis reveals. The link ...

Among patients with acute coronary syndromes, malnutrition seems common and is tied to increases in mortality and cardiovascular events, according to a new Spanish analysis. “To identify malnourished ...

Consider this scenario: A 70 year-old African-American man comes into the emergency room after taking a fall due to weakness and fatigue. He has a previous diagnosis of dementia. Beyond taking care of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Malnutrition adversely affects outcomes among patients with liver disease. Protein and fiber supplementation, a ...

Many cancer patients are malnourished as they go into surgery, and that raises their risk for complications. "Cancer patients have an estimated prevalence of malnutrition ranging from 20% to 70%," ...