Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have reported early success with a novel ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have reported early success with a novel mRNA-based therapy designed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

A hospital-acquired bacterium that causes serious infections can move from the lungs to the gut inside the same patient, raising the risk of life-threatening sepsis, new research reveals.

Spontaneous bacterial empyema is a serious infection of the fluid in your pleural cavity that can happen when you have a fluid buildup around your lungs called hepatic hydrothorax. Spontaneous ...

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One of the most challenging and antibiotic-resistant bacteria associated with hospital-acquired infections, ...

Zinc has been found to be important in keeping lung infections at bay in people with cystic fibrosis, whose immune cells' natural bacteria-fighting ability has been reduced by the genetic mutation ...

Inhaled anesthetics have been used for over a century and have made modern surgery possible, but new research suggests they can also combat viral and bacterial infections in the lungs. To examine just ...

Mucus, a fluid in your upper respiratory system, is usually clear. But a number of health conditions can cause it to turn brown. Also known as brown phlegm or sputum, brown mucus can be due to a range ...