In reality, about 1 in 9 Americans 65 and older has dementia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While dementia is not inevitable, it is important to know the warning signs ...

That includes pneumonia cases. According to the CDC, infections caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae have increased, especially in young children. What is walking pneumonia, which is ...

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.

The cases of pneumonia are rising in the country, especially in the northern states, owing to a drop in temperature and rise in pollution levels, which are causing a lot of respiratory distress.

Though seasonal illnesses like the flu are just starting to gain some traction, there’s one respiratory disease that’s sickening tons of people across the United States right now: walking pneumonia.

Clinically, the features of acute bacterial pneumonia present no differently among gravid and nonpregnant patients. Hopwood [8] reported that among 23 pregnant patients who developed pneumonia ...

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 ...

ARLINGTON, Va. − Infections of the bacteria that cause walking pneumonia, a lesser evil of the more serious illness of pneumonia, are seeing a dramatic jump after a lengthy decline that came ...

Antimicrobial therapy may also be started and x-rays may help determine if there's any signs of aspiration pneumonia. Left untreated, esophagitis may lead to stricture which is far more complicated to ...