Adventitious breath sounds are abnormal sounds resulting from unusual airflow through the lungs. They can be due to conditions, such as asthma or bronchitis. Anything that changes the normal airflow ...

Pneumonia is one of the world's leading causes of death and affects over a million people a year in the United States. The disease disproportionately impacts children, older adults, and hospitalized ...

Vesicular breath sounds are a type of breath sound. They are often soft, low-pitched sounds. Having vesicular breath sounds is normal, but changes in those sounds can be a sign of a lung condition. As ...

Hillary Clinton’s stumble over the weekend and the stated link to pneumonia has spurred new questions about the disease. And well it should, since it affects an estimated 1 million people in the U.S.

Winter's chill brings a heightened risk of pneumonia, especially for vulnerable groups. Experts emphasize vaccination as a ...

However, the causative organism was not identified until 1992 by molecular methods and was initially named Tropheryma ...

Allergies? A cold? Acid reflux? No matter what the cause, there’s a simple reason behind all your hacking: “A cough is a protective mechanism to clear your airway,” explains Jonathan Parsons, MD, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in October that both RSV and walking pneumonia — a mild but very contagious illness — are on the rise, especially among very young kids. (Getty ...

Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is a common Gram-negative bacterium. These germs can live almost anywhere, including in water, soil, and inside of mammals. They are often harmless. But the ...

Rome — The voice of Pope Francis was heard by the public on Thursday night for the first time since he was admitted to a hospital three weeks earlier. The message was recorded from the 88-year-old ...