For others, pneumonia can cause severe respiratory distress and require hospitalization. Symptoms can also differ in children, leading to nausea and vomiting uncommonly seen in adults. In older ...

Last year alone, pneumonia accounted for 18,181 deaths in Malaysia, making up 15.2 per cent of all medically certified ...

When we hear the word “vaccination,” most of us immediately think about childhood immunizations. But did you know that ...

Varicella is a common contagious infection in childhood with increasing incidence in adults. Pneumonia, although rare, is the most serious complication that commonly affects adults. Over the last ...

In response, your body produces white blood cells to fight off the attackers, filling the lung's air sacs with pus or cellular debris and causing pneumonia. Adults older than 65 and children under ...

Denoised ultra-low-dose computed tomography (ULDCT) shows better accuracy than ULDCT for identifying lungs with or without pneumonia.

Having COVID-19 pneumonia vs. non-COVID-19 pneumonia while receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation negatively impacted ...

The study period comprised 3 influenza seasons, 2005–2006 to 2007–2008. Patients were included in this analysis if they were ≥ 18 years of age, were hospitalized with laboratory ...

Anyone can develop pneumonia, but some groups of people face a higher risk of the condition. Those who are most at risk include older adults and young children; those with a chronic lung or heart ...

Objective To examine the association of leisure-time physical activity with mortality from influenza and pneumonia. Methods A nationally representative sample of US adults (aged ≥18 years) who ...

Many people recover from pneumonia in a few weeks, but a number of factors can make it more dangerous. It is often more risky for babies and adults over 65, as well as those with cardiovascular ...