Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), which includes both nonventilator-associated pneumonia (NVHAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), is one of the most common health care-associated infections ...
A person’s mouth can determine a lot about their overall health. Research shows a recent spike in non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia cases, known as NV-HAP, is linked to poor oral hygiene. The ...
Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to patients in many hospitals. Inside were tissues, bar ...