Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), formerly called nosocomial pneumonia, is defined as pneumonia occurring 48 hours after admission to the hospital and excluding those incubating at the time of ...

Pneumonia occurs when germs like bacteria, viruses, or fungi infect your lungs. Your immune system releases white blood cells to fight the infection, causing inflammation that can lead to symptoms ...

E very year on World Pneumonia Day (November 12), public health authorities renew a blunt reminder: Pneumonia still kills, particularly young children and older adults, and early ...

A bacterial infection known as walking pneumonia is on the rise in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned. Cases are particularly high among young children.

Researchers found that 13.3% of the 2,383,899 hospitalizations received an initial or discharge diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia. HealthDay News — Discordant diagnoses from initial presentation to ...

Pneumonia, a dangerous lung infection, remains one of the leading causes of illness and comorbidities globally, escalating from a simple cough often due to the compromised air we breathe. Experts ...