The common lung infection can range from mild to life-threatening. Here’s how to recognize it and when to seek care.

Northwestern University scientists have potentially uncovered a previously unknown, hidden player in pneumonia. In a new ...

Pneumonia diagnoses are marked by pronounced uncertainty, an AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found. More than half the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will ...

Though M. pneumoniae is estimated to infect as much as 1% of the US population each year, the CDC issued an alert this fall noting that infections increased in late spring (across all age groups but ...

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 17: An elderly patient lies in a bed at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (UKB) hospital in Marzahn district on June 17, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The UKB hospital has among the most ...

A simple sip of water can turn life-threatening, leading to aspiration pneumonia when liquid enters the lungs instead of the ...

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Pneumonia and lung cancer present similar symptoms like cough and chest pain. Pneumonia is a rapid infection, while lung ...

The distinctive sound of your cough carries far more information than you might imagine, potentially serving as a powerful diagnostic tool that could revolutionize how pneumonia gets detected and ...

UK pneumonia cases are increasing, with older adults most affected. Here’s what causes the illness, who is at risk and how it can be prevented.

When reviewing a case to evaluate the validity of a gram-negative pneumonia diagnosis, look for several indicators. A version of this article was first published February 1, 2021, by HCPro's Revenue ...