Pope Francis has spent a month in hospital, struggling with bilateral pneumonia – but what exactly is this infection?

Massachusetts health officials are investigating one case of health care-associated Legionnaires' disease involving a patient at a Boston-area hospital.

Background The etiologic profile of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) for each age group could be similar among inpatients and outpatients. This fact brings up the link between etiology of CAP ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia amid pre-existing lung conditions like bronchiectasis and asthmatic bronchitis. His condition is complicated by a polymicrobial ...

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 ...

The following is a summary of "Assessment of disease severity in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia by the use of validated scoring systems," published in the March 2025 issue of the BMC ...

Patients hospitalized with CAP who had an LRTS taken on admission exhibited reduced risk of mortality and were more likely to receive appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Since 2022, the Hannover Medical School, in cooperation with Viromed Medical AG, has been investigating the safety of cold plasma in bacterial infections of the respiratory tract using respiratory ...

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Most cases of community-acquired pneumonia are bacterial or viral. Bacterial pneumonia is normally more severe than viral pneumonia, according to Cleveland Clinic. Click Here To Sign Up For Our ...

Understanding the connection between oral health and respiratory infections could help older adults during flu season and beyond.