This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Pneumonia is an infection where the tiny air sacs in your lungs (alveoli) become inflamed. This can lead to symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath. Pneumonia can be serious for some groups, ...

Broad-spectrum antibiotics are overused as a first-line defense in pneumonia care, a new study finds. In fact, older pneumonia patients treated with these drugs fare no better than patients who ...

The American Thoracic Society has released updated pneumonia guidelines, introducing more individualized antibiotic durations and new diagnostic recommendations. The changes emphasize tailoring care ...

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has published two new pieces of guidance on pneumonia – one on aspiration pneumonia and other on community acquired pneumonia in people with learning disability – ...

Pneumonia is the most notorious complication of the COVID-19 pandemic. It can send patients to the emergency room gasping for air, put them on ventilators and leave them in intensive care longer than ...

Methods: Patients admitted from September 2004 through January 2005 to a community teaching hospital with a principal diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia were included. Patient exclusions were ...

A scientific review published today in the NEJM Evidence journal, coordinated by the D'Or Institute for Research and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Intensive care units at Cleveland-area hospitals have been at near capacity for weeks, and part of the reason may be a surge in pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses. The number ...

Pneumonia is the inflammation of the tissue in the lungs and typically occurs due to an infection. In people ages 65 years and older, pneumonia may become serious due to the higher risk of developing ...