As we enter the time of year when more illnesses start to circulate, pneumonia in kids is causing some concern. “We’re slowly seeing more cases of pneumonia coming to the hospital, which suggests ...

Health officials in Ohio are warning about an increase in pneumonia cases in children. The state has seen 145 cases in kids aged 3 to 14 years old, and some are referring to the condition as “white ...

Pneumonia is a common lung infection that can make breathing difficult and, in some cases, become life-threatening. It happens when the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid or pus. Each year, about ...

A new flu treatment could drastically reduce one of flu's deadliest complications—bacterial pneumonia—by helping the lungs defend themselves, rather than targeting the virus directly. Influenza ...

Mechanical barriers to pathogen invasion include the configuration of the upper airway and nasal filtering function. The continual branching of the bronchial tree, up to 20 times, into progressively ...

A gut-lung connection influences susceptibility to infection by Acinetobacter baumannii, a leading cause of hospital-acquired ...

The Accidental Infiltration of Food or Bacteria Into the Lungs Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by the accidental infiltration of food or other ...