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 ...

Autumn brings a chill in the air – and the start of another season of respiratory illnesses, which can be especially hard for older adults. Although vaccine recommendations have been in flux, the ...

Lung ultrasound is acceptable diagnostic alternative to chest radiography in medical centers with appropriate clinical expertise.

Pneumonia, a largely preventable disease, caused more than two million deaths in 2021, according to the Global Burden of Disease report. Evidence-based guidance on its diagnosis and management is, ...

NEW ORLEANS — In-hospital influenza vaccination may reduce 30-day readmissions, mortality, morbidity and health care resource utilization in adults with community-acquired pneumonia. In a study ...

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth , today announced the initiation of the Community Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults a major study ...

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 Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) Autumn brings a ...