HealthDay News — Adjunct corticosteroids probably reduce short-term mortality in adults with severe pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), according to a review published online ...

Adults who are admitted to the hospital are often inappropriately diagnosed with — and treated for — pneumonia, new research suggests. These misdiagnosed adults almost always receive a full course of ...

The Community-Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults (CAPiTA) is an industry-sponsored (Pfizer) trial with the primary objective of showing the efficacy of a polysaccharide conjugate vaccine ...

The FDA approved a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Capvaxive) for preventing invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults, Merck announced on Monday. Specifically ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the association between corticosteroid therapy, mortality, and infectious ...

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A simple sip of water can turn life-threatening, leading to aspiration pneumonia when liquid enters the lungs instead of the ...

When U.S. adults are hospitalized with pneumonia, viruses are more often to blame than bacteria. However, despite current diagnostic tests, neither viruses nor bacteria are detected in the majority of ...

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory ...

It started with a cough that wouldn’t go away. Before she knew it, Karyne Jones was hospitalized with pneumonia in January 2018. Even after the bacteria cleared her body, it took her three months to ...

Val Kilmer dies at the age of 65. Here's what to know about the infection he had. Val Kilmer, celebrated for his 1980s and 90s roles in Top Gun and Batman Forever, died Tuesday at the age of 65. He ...