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

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

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

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

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

Researchers have found more evidence for the link between pneumonia and heart failure, as they found proof Streptococcus pneumoniae physically damages the heart. The bacterium, which is the leading ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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