By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 In September 2023, he had been fighting a cold for weeks and weeks. His immune ...

Pneumonia, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases were the leading causes of death reported in health facilities in 2024, ...

Long-term air pollution exposure in adults, even at low levels, is linked to increased risk for pneumonia and other ALRIs requiring hospital care.

This study adds to a growing body of research. Scientists issue warning over new factor that can increase pneumonia risk: ...

The landscape of child health in China is changing fast. Rising incomes, urban growth, and shifting diets have increased childhood obesity rates, with over ...

Brad Spellberg, MD, urges rethinking the ‘finish the course’ dogma for antibiotics: Extra days may do more harm than good.

Kennedy’s decision to replace ACIP wholesale and the comments he has made about deviating from standard vaccine policymaking ...

While bacteria and viruses are behind most pneumonia cases, Levine says that fungi can also cause pneumonia. Pneumocystis jirovecii and Histoplasma capsulatum are the types of fungi most commonly ...

Pneumonia is a type of lung infection. It can infect one or both of the lungs. It happens when air sacs in the lungs fill up with bacteria or pus. Different types of bacteria can cause pneumonia ...

Modern medicine offers two primary types of pneumonia vaccines, and Medicare covers both. The PCV15 vaccine protects against 15 different strains of pneumonia-causing bacteria, while the PPSV23 ...

If you get pneumonia, it means you have an infection in your lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, and other germs. Learning which type you have will help your doctor suggest a treatment. Doctors ...