It seems that some adults may be acting as reservoirs of S. pneumoniae. This study did not assess other bacterial pathogens that can cause pneumonia. Communities are protected from this disease in ...

For individuals related to someone with familial interstitial pneumonia, the prevalence of pulmonary fibrosis was around 1,000 per 100,000 person-years, according to study results.“Pulmonary ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against screening asymptomatic adults for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This recommendation forms the basis of a final ...

NEW ORLEANS — In the U.S., pneumonia is the most common cause of hospital admissions after women having babies. Half of those hospitalized for pneumonia are young and middle-aged adults. With ...

Adults receiving finerenone had a lower risk for a pneumonia serious adverse event than those receiving placebo (HR = 0.69; 95% CI, 0.6-0.79; P < .001). COVID-19 adverse events were reported ...

Around 150,000 U.S. adults are hospitalized with pneumococcal pneumonia each year, Platt said. Death from the more serious form of the disease is highest among adults 50 and above, Merck said in a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Medical professionals detail how pneumonia cases in adults ages 30-60 years old are increasing in some parts of the Ozarks. Kaisha Hooper is a nurse practitioner with ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the recommended age from 65 to 50 for adults to get vaccinated against a type of bacteria that causes pneumonia and other illnesses. The ...