The elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia than younger populations. The prevalence of both disability and comorbid diseases increase with age and are associated with increased risk of pneumonia.

PETALING JAYA – Pneumonia surpassed heart disease to become Malaysia’s leading cause of death in 2023, prompting urgent calls for enhanced respiratory health measures and vaccination efforts.

and their efficacy and safety in the management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Data show that CAP is a common presentation in primary care practice, and is associated with high rates of ...

Pneumonia is a deadly infection wherein the tiny air sacs in your lungs (alveoli) tend to get inflamed causing symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath. Pneumonia is not only common in ...

Aug. 6, 2024 — An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their ...

Walking pneumonia is a mild lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, spreads easily, with symptoms like sore ...

SINGAPORE: Some patients stricken with pneumonia may soon be prescribed antibiotics with the help of artificial intelligence. The information these patients provide on their symptoms will be fed ...

Coughing, sore throat and fatigue are overlapping symptoms between different infections and viruses such as flu and COVID. Allergies may also mask as something contagious. Jessica is a writer on ...

Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking pneumonia" among young children despite overall respiratory illness activity remaining low nationally.

Hospitals are reporting that walking pneumonia infections in children are surging across the country, raising questions about whether they're peaking and whether the trend is unusual this year.

June 12, 2023 — Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study. Contraceptive pills increased women's ...