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/PRNewswire/ -- ReddyPort, a NIV-focused medical technology company, announced today that US Patent No 11,324,910 has been issued by the US Patent Office...

(BPT) - When life requires a hospital stay, it can be easy to let your oral hygiene routine slip. However, doing so may leave you vulnerable to developing the number

With the coronavirus pandemic surging anew due to the highly infectious Omicron BA.5 variant, federal authorities reported recent data that should give Americans plenty of reason to...

Experts say better brushing for patients could save lives.

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common types of infections in health care facilities, but few staffers understand its origin or actively work to prevent it. Many cases could be avoided if hospital staffers more dutifully brushed the teeth of bedridden patients, research shows.

Hospital-acquired pneumonia not tied to ventilators is one of the most common infections that strike within health care facilities. But few hospitals take steps to prevent it, which can be as simple as dutifully brushing patients’ teeth.

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.

Hospital patients not getting their teeth brushed, or not brushing their teeth themselves, is believed to be a leading cause of hundreds of thousands of

Hospital-acquired pneumonia not tied to ventilators is one of the most common infections that strike. But few hospitals take steps to prevent it, which can be as simple as dutifully brushing patients’ teeth.