The New Old Age: The Decline of Tube Feeding for Dementia Patients
The families of patients with advanced dementia are increasingly rejecting that feeding method. For one thing, there’s no evidence that it extends life. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Alzheimer's Disease
Topics: extends, evidence, there’s, thing, method, feeding, rejecting, increasingly, dementia, advanced, patients, families, Patients, Dementia, Feeding, Decline
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/health/tube-feeding-dementia-patients.html?partner=rss&emc=rss