Babies and children between three months and 11 years of age with pneumonia should be offered a three-day course of antibiotics rather than five days, NICE has recommended. In draft guidance out for ...

It recommends offering a three-day course of antibiotics for babies and children without complications or underlying disease who have pneumonia which is not assessed as severe and was contracted ...

Pneumonia causes more than a million hospitalizations and about 50,000 deaths each year, according to the American Lung Association. The infection can impact one or both lungs, causing ...

"This finding suggests that it may be beneficial to reassess the preoperative withholding guidelines for GLP-1 RAs." HealthDay News — Preoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 ...

and short-term postoperative aspiration pneumonia despite growing concerns about the adverse effects of these medications after surgery. This finding suggests that it may be beneficial to reassess ...

Pope Francis' condition appears to be "stationary," the Vatican said on Wednesday, following his pneumonia diagnosis. "Blood tests, evaluated by the medical staff, show slight improvement ...

The condition, which entails pneumonia in both lungs, is potentially grave, according to health experts. By Gina Kolata Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized, has bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican ...

The Vatican said that the pontiff had pneumonia in both lungs and that he “continued to present a complex picture.” By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Pope Francis has ...

Pneumonia is usually the result of a bacterial or viral infection and you can catch pneumonia from someone who already has it, as you can with the common cold. Pneumonia is an inflammation of the ...

Statistics suggest that aspiration pneumonia is life threatening in 21% of cases, although this will depend on various factors, including the person’s age and overall health status. Whether or ...