Daily toothbrushing significantly reduces hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) rates, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study analysed results from 15 randomised controlled trials involving over 2,800 hospital patients, most of whom were in intensive care. It showed that for every 12 patients who cleaned their teeth regularly, incidents of HAP reduced by one case.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
