Oropharyngeal mucositis is an acute and distressing toxic effect of chemotherapy and head and neck irradiation. This oral sequela significantly impairs the daily functioning and quality of life of ...

The tissue destruction and functional alterations in the oral cavity lead to the development of oral mucositis. The purpose of this review is to describe the mechanisms, risk factors, prevalence ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of ...

An ex-Amish reality TV star has taken to TikTok to share the simple home sore throat remedy favored by the Mennonite community. Milo (@floridaboy920), who was born and raised Amish and appeared in ...

“Watched my baby with a tube down his throat for eight days and wasn’t sure if I was ever going to hold him again,” Elliot’s ...

The generation of a self-resolved radiation-induced oral mucositis (RIOM) mouse model using the highest possibly tolerable single ionizing radiation (RT) dose was needed in order to study RIOM ...

In oral allergy syndrome, consuming certain raw foods triggers a local allergic reaction affecting the mouth or throat. This is because the proteins within these foods are similar to the proteins ...

Your throat might feel tight for several reasons, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), allergic reactions, anxiety, throat infection, or, rarely, cancer. A tight throat can make you feel ...

Strep throat can occur at any time of the year, but you are more likely to get it during the winter or early spring months. The bacteria spreads more easily in indoor places where a lot of people ...

Pediatric foot deformity is a term that includes a range of conditions that may affect the bones, tendons, and muscles of the foot. Among those most frequently treated at HSS are cavus foot, tarsal ...

Objective: To retrieve, extract, integrate and evaluate evidence on the rehabilitation of dysphagia in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC), and to provide a basis for the ...

This damage can lead to side-effects such as diarrhoea, mucositis, oesophagitis, and desquamation, but is often reversible, resulting in no permanent sequelae. By contrast, late effects, which are ...