Randomized trial shows patients are discharged about a day earlier ...

Joanna Tsai, MD, and Stuart C. Ray, MD, discuss how to diagnose and treat bacterial and fungal co- and superinfections.

Pneumonia that fails to respond to treatment is a common problem. Although quantification of the frequency of this problem is difficult, approximately 15% of pulmonary consultations and 8% of ...

Telling pneumonia and lung cancer apart can be difficult because both conditions target the lungs and often produce similar symptoms, such as persistent cough, chest pain, and fatigue. Despite these ...

As parents, teachers and other caregivers tackle flu season, RSV and Covid-19, cases of childhood pneumonia have also spiked in parts of the United States, China and Europe. Despite many advances in ...

Home-based treatment of severe pneumonia with high-dose oral amoxicillin was evaluated in a randomized trial conducted in Pakistan (Lancet. 2008;371:49-56). Children with severe pneumonia (N=2,100) ...

Adults who are admitted to the hospital are often inappropriately diagnosed with — and treated for — pneumonia, new research suggests. These misdiagnosed adults almost always receive a full course of ...

A new flu treatment could drastically reduce one of flu's deadliest complications—bacterial pneumonia—by helping the lungs ...

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