Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare, degenerative, fatal brain disorder. It affects about 1 person in every 1 million per year worldwide, and about 350 cases are diagnosed per year in the U.S., according to the National Institute ...
Apr 25, 2022
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High levels of respiratory pathogens are present in the air of nurseries, schools, nursing homes and other indoor settings during winter, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical ...
Apr 23, 2022
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A new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with other types of pneumonia.Â
Apr 19, 2022
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Acute myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle typically triggered by a virus, occurred in about two out of every 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and was associated with more severe illness and complications ...
Apr 11, 2022
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A real-time electronic decision support system helped clinicians at community hospitals provide best practice care for emergency department patients with pneumonia, resulting in decreased intensive care unit admission, more ...
Mar 10, 2022
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A new study published in The Lancet Global Health involving researchers from the University of Liverpool, provides greater understanding of the impact household air pollution can have on the development of child pneumonia.
Feb 22, 2022
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Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have revealed that a common osteoporosis treatment boosts immune cells in the lung that form one of the first lines of defense against pathogens.
Jan 6, 2022
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Diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in children usually involves X-rays, despite recommendations to limit their use by professional societies. In efforts to reduce radiation exposure from X-rays in children and reinforce ...
Dec 13, 2021
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People who exercise regularly can reduce their risk of developing and dying from pneumonia, new research has found. The study, led by the University of Bristol and published in GeroScience, analyzed, for the first time, ten ...
Dec 8, 2021
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A study of Veterans hospitalized for common conditions in the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system confirms that adjusted mortality rates are lower for Black compared to White Veterans—while also showing higher adjusted ...
Nov 15, 2021
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