Over the study period, 20,116 participants (5.6%) developed pneumonia. The findings showed that risk decreased as sleep ...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is linked to longer hospital stays, higher healthcare costs and increased mortality ...

Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that causes the air sacs within the lungs to fill with fluid and pus. This can impact the body’s ability to take in oxygen, making it difficult to breathe. The ...

Pneumonia is a common postoperative complication, with a mortality of up to 40%. The Post-operative Pneumonia Risk Index (PPRI) was derived from a large cohort of general surgical patients but has not ...

A landmark trial presented at ESCMID Global 2026 shows that improving oral hygiene for hospital patients can reduce the risk ...

Adjunctive glucocorticoids may reduce mortality among patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in well-resourced settings. Whether these drugs are beneficial in low-resource settings ...

Pneumonia remains a leading cause of infant deaths in Karnataka, highlighting critical gaps in early-life healthcare despite ...