Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said Tuesday, after new tests showed a further complication ...

The Vatican said the pontiff, who is in the hospital with a “respiratory tract infection,” was resting and had eaten ...

Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment. Here's what to know.

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[5] The Asian flu epidemic of 1918 demonstrated this phenomenon dramatically -- infection with the virus carried a maternal mortality of 30%, rising to 50% if pneumonia was also present.

Preliminary studies by Finland et al. 3 have indicated that this antibiotic is effective in the treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia and other bacterial infections and that its toxicity is low.

Dr. Niederman is Chief, and Dr. Ahmed is a Fellow, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY. Niederman MS, Ahmed QA. Pneumonia in the Pregnant ...