Pneumonia — an infection of one or both of your lungs — can leave you coughing, feverish and feeling miserable. And sometimes, it can land you in the hospital struggling to breathe. While the rate of ...

PCV13 was associated with reduced risk for pneumonia hospitalization among older adults in long-term care facilities.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A pivotal multi-center study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases demonstrates the effectiveness of the Karius Test®, a blood test based on metagenomics ...

Lower rates of cardiac surgery were found in patients living with HIV along with an increased risk of adverse events. Cardiovascular disease has a higher risk of occurring in people who are living ...

April 21, 2011 — For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), prior use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is associated with a lower risk for short-term mortality and lower use of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer early ventilator-associated pneumonia cases occurred among patients with brain injury receiving ...

More than half of patients hospitalized and treated for pneumonia receive differing diagnoses during their stays, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers from the ...

Patients inappropriately diagnosed and treated for CAP were more likely to experience antibiotic-associated adverse events when receiving antibiotics for 3 days or more. Inappropriate diagnosis of ...

High-dose prophylactic anticoagulation or therapeutic anticoagulation reduced de novo thrombosis in patients with hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia, based on data from 334 adults. Patients with hypoxemic ...

Pediatric cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated pneumonia, which can cause “walking pneumonia,” have been rising over the last six months, according to the CDC. The agency recommends clinicians be ...