The researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of 188,721 hospitalized patients in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals across the United States from 2015 to 2025. “We know that people often get ...

There are several different kinds of pneumonia, but they all have one thing in common: a full recovery can take weeks. Jump to Key Takeaways. Fever is one of the hallmark symptoms of pneumonia. A ...

Pneumonia strikes elderly adults with devastating frequency, claiming more lives among seniors than any other infectious disease. For grandparents and their families, recognizing the early warning ...

Monsoon ushers in respiratory trouble for many and pneumonia cases rise sharply, driven by damp air, viral spread, indoor ...

Amid a growing measles outbreak in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico — which has led to two deaths, including the first from the illness in the U.S. since 2015 — more people are being exposed to the ...

Airway bacteria like Streptococcus oralis may boost immunity, reducing pneumonia severity and viral loads, new research shows ...

Central Harlem communities face a Legionnaires' disease cluster, with dozens contracting the bacterial pneumonia that is ...

Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia, was so named in 1976 after a Pennsylvania outbreak of a mystery illness that sickened over 200 and killed 34 in two weeks. The Centers for Disease ...

Comorbidities, advanced age, arrival by ambulance, and increased heart rate may raise the risk for sepsis-related hospital ...