Inconsistencies in Pediatric Pneumonia Diagnosis
A national study finds significant inconsistency among doctors when interpreting lung sounds in children suspected of pediatric pneumonia.…
Sam Neill died from pneumonia, his agent says
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia and will be honored at a private…
Cambridge researchers discover three distinct severe pneumonia biological subtypes
Cambridge researchers have shown that severe pneumonia has three different subtypes, helping explain why some patients in intensive…
GSV hospitals achieve substantially higher delirium screening in older surgical patients
There is a stark gap in how often hospitals screen older adults for postoperative delirium, with verified geriatric…
How an HKU-developed eczema product could help fight superbug threat
When Scottish doctor Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered the first antibiotic in 1928, he changed the course of history,…
ICU pneumonia mortality rates remain elevated in developing nations
A scientific review published today in the NEJM Evidence journal, coordinated by the D’Or Institute for Research and…
Adjuvanted and high-dose flu vaccines protect older adults equally well
A large Kaiser Permanente Northern California study found that two enhanced flu vaccines performed similarly in adults aged…
Delirium Screening, Fall Prevention, Pneumonia Prevention
Implementing specific protocols for older surgical patients can reduce complications such as delirium, falls, and pneumonia. RT’s Three…
Pneumonia occurs more often after breathing tube removal than during ventilation
A Hiroshima University study of more than 31,000 patients found that pneumonia occurred more often after breathing tubes…
Giuliani Seeks to Have Health Care Covered by 9/11 Program
Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who has been diagnosed with pneumonia, is applying for…
CT health care system opens new urgent center as type of care expands
A Connecticut health system has added a new Urgent Care center with a 3,500-square-foot facility. The Yale New…
New genetic tool tracks how bacteria spreads between people
The research, published on April 24th, 2026, in Nature Microbiology, describes how the new tool, called TRAnsmision Clustering of Strains…