Wintertime unfortunately means cold and flu season. And for the estimated 40 million people who get the flu each year, it can ...

These guidelines suggest evaluation, therapy, and work-up of pneumonia patients based upon patient- specific risk factors, age and site of treatment. Pneumococcal species are the most common ...

according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Among older adults who were treated for community-acquired ...

Bacteria cause most cases of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. You can catch pneumonia ... because they work only on bacteria. Treatment usually depends on the kind of symptoms you have.

The use of corticosteroids in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) lowers the risk of death by 30 ...

when specific serum treatment for many types of pneumonia was introduced." The figures for Massachusetts, where an intensive serum program was conducted in the 1930's, do not show any downward ...

Those who are immunocompromised or take medication that ... according to the NHLBI. But pneumonia can also be a life-threatening condition, especially for older adults or people with chronic ...