Persistent cough, fatigue, and breathlessness symptoms like these can point to either pneumonia or lung cancer. Experts say knowing the difference and getting an early diagnosis could save lives.

From good hygiene practices to updates in the National Adult Immunisation Schedule, experts stress that prevention is key to lowering the risk of this bacterial infection.

A majority of COVID-19 patients that were admitted to U.S. hospitals during the first few months of the pandemic were prescribed antibiotics even before a bacterial infection had been confirmed, ...

A commonly prescribed antibiotic could help reduce the risk of some young people developing schizophrenia, new research ...

Hospital of China Railway No.2 Engineering Group, Chengdu, China The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Objective : To explore the significance of procalcitonin (PCT) ...

Both studies share a clear message: early recognition, better diagnostic tools, and smarter, more personalised treatment can save lives — while easing the strain on an already overburdened healthcare ...

Shreveport's Mayor Tom Arceneaux is hospitalized with pneumonia after a City Council meeting, but he's staying connected with ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing adenovirus and rhinovirus, which is the cause of the common cold. “Children are presenting with fevers, vomiting, diarrhea and ...

Adjunctive glucocorticoids could be a low-cost intervention to reduce the high case fatality rate in sub-Saharan Africa. Adding low-dose glucocorticoids to standard care for community-acquired ...

Pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of death in low- and middle-income countries, where access to advanced medical ...

Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global health threat, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. Community health workers (CHWs) are key actors in infection management ...

Some everyday medications could be impacting your gut health in the long term. A large study from Estonia has found that the gut microbiome — or the ecosystem that lives in the intestines — can be ...