feeding tube
Coverage of feeding tube in the Nexus archive.
- As states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruin
Kristine Fifer faced financial ruin after Maryland officials denied her son, Eddie, nursing care following his 22nd birthday, citing ineligibility despite his cerebral palsy, feeding tube, and complex medical needs requiring constant attention. The state's decision forced Fifer to take on debt, lose her job, and consider bankruptcy to cover Eddie's care costs.
- Mother accused of killing ill baby by injecting lethal 'concoction' into his feeding tube
A mother is accused of killing her ill baby by injecting a lethal 'concoction' into his feeding tube. The case involves allegations of deliberate harm to a vulnerable child.
- Alabama mom allegedly killed son with deadly liquid through feeding tube, cops say
An Alabama mother allegedly killed her special needs son by administering a lethal liquid through his life-sustaining feeding tube, according to police. The child required the feeding tube to survive.