Antibiotics for pneumonia include Zithromax (azithromycin), clarithromycin, and Erythrocin (erythromycin). Azithromycin is often the first-line treatment since it is effective against many different ...

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, ...

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

Adults 50 and older can now get the shot, as rates of the illness climb. By Dani Blum The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the recommended age from 65 to 50 for adults to get ...

Individuals in the short-course antibiotic cohort had 5.2 fewer antibiotic treatment days during hospitalization and fewer antibiotic side-effects. An individualized short-duration antibiotic course ...

On World Pneumonia Day, Nov. 12, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, is highlighting the urgent challenges in ...

BOSTON - The next time you need hospital care, you might be able to stay in your own home. Mass General Brigham, the largest health care system in Massachusetts, is expanding a program called Home ...