Skip to main content

Pneumonia News

Related terms: Bronchopneumonia, Community-acquired pneumonia, Acute Pneumonia

Accurate Risk Prediction Model Developed for Pediatric Pneumonia

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 – An accurate risk prediction model has been developed for children younger than 14 years with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), according to a study published online in the...

New Models Help Docs Distinguish Severe Pneumonia In Children

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — New predictive models can accurately distinguish mild, moderate and severe pneumonia in children, helping determine which kids need hospitalization or intensive care. Children w...

Quality Improvement Program Aids Antibiotic Duration for Common Infections in Children

WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – A quality improvement program can improve recommended antibiotic duration in children for both acute otitis media (AOM) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) across...

Denoised Ultra-Low-Dose CT Better for Identifying Lungs With, Without Pneumonia

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 – For individuals who are immunocompromised, denoised ultra-low-dose computed tomography (ULDCT) shows better accuracy than ULDCT for identifying lungs with or without...

Chest CT Scans Can Help Diagnose Pneumonia

TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says. Ultra-low-dose scans can...

No Link Seen Between Preop GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Postop Aspiration Pneumonia

THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – Preoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is not associated with short-term postoperative aspiration pneumonia, according to a study published...

Accelerated Kidney Function Decline Seen With COVID-19 Versus Pneumonia

MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – COVID-19 is associated with accelerated decline in kidney function, especially after hospitalization, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network Open....

Has RSV Vaccine Hesitancy Subsided?

FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – More Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). More than half of U.S. adults...

Many PCPs Prescribe Antibiotics for Pneumonia Even With Negative Chest X-Ray

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 -- Many general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) even when chest radiograph (CR) results are negative, according to a study ...

CDC Lowers Age for First Pneumococcal Vaccine to 50

THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – The recommended first age at which Americans should get the pneumococcal vaccine has been lowered from 65 to 50, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Walking Pneumonia Cases Spike Among Young Kids

MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – Walking pneumonia cases are surging among young children in the United States, federal health officials warn. "Bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae increased i...

Discordant Pneumonia Diagnosis From Presentation to Discharge Common

MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – Discordant diagnoses from initial presentation to discharge occur in more than half of patients hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, according to a study published online...

Is It Really Pneumonia? Study Casts Doubt on Hospital Diagnoses

TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 – Hospitals could be frequently misdiagnosing pneumonia, causing patients to receive the wrong treatments and potentially become deathly ill, a new study finds. More than half...

FDA Approves Capvaxive Pneumococcal 21-Valent Conjugate Vaccine

FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Capvaxive pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate vaccine for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal...

Robust Gut Microbiome Can Help You Fight Infections

FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – The bacteria colonizing your bowels play a key part in your risk for infection, new research shows. A study of more than 600 people hospitalized with infections found their...

Ask a question

To post your own question to our community, sign in or create an account.

Further information

Related drug support groups

amoxicillin, doxycycline, metronidazole, clindamycin, azithromycin, Bactrim, Cipro, ciprofloxacin, Zithromax, view more... Flagyl, Augmentin, Levaquin, levofloxacin, erythromycin, clarithromycin, vancomycin, amoxicillin / clavulanate, cefdinir, sulfamethoxazole / trimethoprim, Bactrim DS, Rocephin, tetracycline