A bartender at Ground Round in Shrewsbury performed the Heimlich maneuver on a choking customer on Wednesday, the restaurant said.

It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode ...

Each year, choking claims the lives of more than 4,100 Americans aged 65 or older. In response, several companies are marketing anti-choking devices.