Pneumonia is a disease that burdens the health care system with more than 1.2 million emergency room visits each year and ...

Pneumonia and lung cancer present similar symptoms like cough and chest pain. Pneumonia is a rapid infection, while lung ...

A meta-analysis identifies immunosuppression and chronic kidney disease as carrying the highest risk for invasive ...

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink ...

The common lung infection can range from mild to life-threatening. Here’s how to recognize it and when to seek care.

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Researchers have found a further reason for the severity of dual infection by influenza and Streptococcus pneumonia -- a new virulence mechanism for a surface protein on the pneumonia-causing bacteria ...

Researchers identified a bacterial enzyme that enables Streptococcus pneumoniae to invade heart cells and cause damage, ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Although they are similar, pneumonia often causes more severe symptoms than bronchitis.Rest and hydration treat bronchitis, while antibiotics treat bacterial ...

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a type of bacteria that can cause a range of infections, including UTIs and pneumonia. These infections usually develop in hospital settings. People have K. pneumoniae in ...