The WHO recommends vaccination against 12 deadly diseases in childhood, but how long does protection last, and how do they work? Vaccines completely revolutionized public health when they were first ...

The cause of the disease also determines whether pneumonia is contagious or not. The viral forms of it that are most ...

A review in Biomolecules and Biomedicine sheds light on how microRNAs (miRNAs)—small regulatory RNA molecules—play a central ...

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of clarithromycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to penicillin ...

Highlights Walking pneumonia is a milder form of regular pneumonia. It can be contagious when caused by specific bacteria or viruses. Those at higher risk include the elderly, young children, and ...

Florida-based clinicians share how back-to-back hurricanes put immunocompromised patients at risk for contracting waterborne pathogens.

Mar. 13, 2025 — A study has established the importance of immunoglobulin A, an antibody that is part of the immune system, in generating a response to pneumonia vaccines. Researchers have found ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). CAP is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. Streptococcus agalactiae colonizes the vagina and is often ...

Based on a proteogenomic analysis, Perreault and colleagues report that the majority of predicted tumor antigens originate from unmutated genomic sequences in melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer.

An antistreptolysin O titer (ASO) is a blood test used to determine if you've had a recent infection caused by group A streptococcus ... need a rapid streptococcal antigen test or a throat culture ...

Is there anything left to do besides wait for the pneumonia to pass? Absolutely. While your lungs are fighting off infection, there are many ways to feel better. Follow these simple steps to make ...

This damage may result from various lung conditions, such as viral infections, pneumonia, and acute lung injury. ARLD is a potential complication of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Chronic use of ...