Actor Val Kilmer, 65, died of pneumonia this week, his daughter confirmed. Dr. Marc Siegel discusses common causes and risks of the respiratory virus.

The Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI) has announced groundbreaking findings from a clinical trial that could mark a ...

Bacterial pneumonia is the most dangerous. It also unfortunately tends to be the most common type of pneumonia. It can become ...

New review links antimicrobial stewardship programs to reduced mortality and faster clinical stability in hospitalized adults ...

The strongest predictors of mortality, at least in community-acquired pneumonia, are BUN greater than 20mg/dL, respiratory rate greater than 30 per breaths minute, and diastolic blood pressure ...

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of clarithromycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to penicillin ...

Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF), a novel endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced neurotrophic factor, exerts a protective role in both nervous and non-nervous systems. However, ...

NICE’s independent guideline committee made the updated recommendation based on evidence that showed for babies and children up to 11 with community acquired pneumonia, a three-day course of ...

Immunocompromised patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia have an increased risk of in-hospital and long-term mortality.