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 ...

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 ...

We found that this isn't the case." The researchers also evaluated barium test liquids used at the Medical Center to determine if their viscosities correlated with their dysphagia diet counterparts.

A hot dog nearly killed Joan Jacobson. When she stopped for a lunch break while shopping, a chunk of hot dog lodged in her throat and she began choking. An off-duty police officer came to her rescue ...

The patient is a 43-year-old man with hypertension and a 5-year history of dysphagia. Foods, especially solids but occasionally liquids, are sticking at the level of his upper sternum with every meal.