NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pneumonia patients who are under 50 and don't smoke don't need chest X-rays to look for lung cancer, suggests a new study from Canada. The finding goes against most ...

Patients who are most vulnerable to get chest infections and pneumonia are the elderly and the children. Elderly people with multiple medical problems like heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease or ...

Test data Chest X-ray images showing examples of normal lung (left), bacterial pneumonia (centre), and viral pneumonia (right). (Courtesy: Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 10.1088/2632-2153/acc30f) ...

The signs and symptoms of chest infection among elderly can be different from that of younger patients. Read on to know the ...

Experiencing back pain when you breathe can be a symptom of a strained muscle in your chest. Pneumonia may also cause a similar pain in addition to fever, fatigue, weakness, and more. If you see ...

Chest pain when breathing deeply may indicate several conditions, including COVID-19, pneumonia, and pleurisy. The potential causes vary in severity, and all require different treatments. There are ...

A fortnight after catching flu last summer, I developed severe pain in my ribs on the left side. I’d recently, rather forcefully, slung a heavy bag over my shoulder and assumed I must have damaged a ...