These findings may be related to the large number of patients (21) who probably had aspiration pneumonia or to the frequent use of nasotracheal suctioning before transtracheal aspiration.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) such as semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) may increase the risk of pulmonary aspiration among patients undergoing surgery ...

Patients on popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could face a risk of choking to death, a new study has warned. Researchers in California examined nearly one million Americans who had ...

The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine ... Another surprising link had to do with aspiration pneumonia, or the risk that someone might vomit and some of that undigested food might ...

Japan: A recent study found that severe dysphagia in patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was linked ...