June 8, 2017August 24, 2022
Omadacycline Shows Punch Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Studies Indicate

The antibiotic omadacycline has displayed an ability to fight treatment-resistant respiratory, skin and urinary-tract bacteria in preclinical-trial studies, according to its maker, ... Read more
June 6, 2017June 6, 2017
Salvecin and Antibiotics Combo Eradicates Pneumonia Better Than Antibiotics Alone, Phase 2a Trial Shows

A combination of Salvecin (AR-301) and antibiotics eradicated ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) better than antibiotics alone, according to a Phase ... Read more
June 1, 2017June 1, 2017
PPV23 Vaccine’s Effectiveness Against Community-acquired Pneumonia Not Yet Consistent, Researchers Say

The PPV23 vaccine, designed to protect against community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, is not uniformly effective among the general ... Read more
May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
Triple-Antibiotic Combos Eliminate Two Treatment-Resistant Bacteria

A combination of three antibiotics can eradicate two of today’s six most treatment-resistant bacteria, according to researchers at the State University ... Read more
May 25, 2017May 25, 2017
Adapting Safety, Hygiene Protocols Prevents Pneumonia, Other Ventilator-Associated Illnesses in Hospital ICUs

A new study urges hospital intensive care units (ICUs) to adopt safety and hygiene protocols to reduce the occurrence of ... Read more
May 23, 2017May 23, 2017
Initial Antibiotic Treatment Fails in Nearly One in Four Pneumonia Patients, Study Finds

An initial antibiotics regimen fails to cure pneumonia in one in four patients who acquire the disease outside hospitals and ... Read more
May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
Memory T-Cells Contribute to Body’s Naturally Acquired Immunity Against Pneumonia During Childhood, Study Suggests

A key immune system component called memory T-cells contributes to the naturally occurring protection against pneumonia-causing bacteria that the body develops ... Read more
May 16, 2017May 16, 2017
Risk of Heart Attack Increases 17 Times in Week Following Respiratory Infection

The risk of having a heart attack increases 17 times in the seven days after a respiratory infection, including pneumonia, ... Read more
May 11, 2017May 11, 2017
Respiratory Disease App to Be Evaluated by Doctors Without Borders in Low-income Rural Areas

Doctors Without Borders will conduct a clinical study on ResApp Health‘s respiratory disease app ResAppDx in a lower-income rural setting, the ... Read more
May 9, 2017May 9, 2017
PaxVax Updating 30-Year-Old Vaccine Against Pneumonia Virus That Can Hit Military Recruits

PaxVax is modernizing a pneumonia virus vaccine that hasn’t been updated in 30 years, partly to help protect military recruits. Because ... Read more
May 4, 2017May 4, 2017
T-Follicular Helper Cells Critical in Protecting Against Pneumococcal Pneumonia, Australian Study Shows

T-follicular helper cells generate antibodies that prevent people from getting pneumococcal pneumonia, according to a Australian study whose findings offer important ... Read more
May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
Penicillin-G/V May Reduce Pneumonia Severity and Mortality, Study Suggests

Patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and treated with penicillin-G/V had less severe pneumonia than patients treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics or ... Read more

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016

Pfizer to Test Potential Vaccine to Prevent Bacterial Infections in Newborns

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a grant to Pfizer to support a Phase 1/2 study evaluating a vaccine to protect newborns against group B Streptococcus infection (GBS). The vaccine, ... Read more

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016

Study Analysis Shows Vitamin E May Reduce Pneumonia Risk Among Elderly, Past Smokers

Vitamin E supplements may reduce the risk of pneumonia among elderly men who smoke or who were previous smokers, a recent analysis of a past study shows. The analysis report, “Vitamin ... Read more

October 11, 2016October 11, 2016

Can Pneumonia Be Diagnosed by the Sound of a Cough? Yes, Research Shows

ResApp Health announced that its investigative software, ResAppDx, has shown promise in the accurate and specific diagnosis of adult pneumonia and other respiratory conditions based on cough sounds. ResApp is a ... Read more

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016

Common Bacteria in Pneumonia May Trigger Guillain-Barré Syndrome

The common pneumonia-causing bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae can trigger Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disease, because antibodies attacking the bacterium can mistake molecules on nerve cells for the intended target. The study, “Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... Read more

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016

Avisa Selected as a ‘Best University Startup’ for BreathTest

Avisa Pharma recently participated in the inaugural University Startups Demo Day in Washington, D.C., funded by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2). The company was listed among “Best University ... Read more

September 29, 2016September 29, 2016

Humanitarian Group Lauds GSK for Lowering Price of Pneumonia Vaccine

The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) saluted the decision by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to make access to the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) less expensive for humanitarian organizations involved ... Read more

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016

Bacteria Linked to Pneumonia Uses Immune System to Strengthen and Spread, Study Finds

Researchers found that Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacteria species that causes severe infections such as pneumonia, works by taking advantage of the immune system to spread the infection to other parts ... Read more

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016

Occupational Therapy Seen to Lower Likelihood of Hospital Readmission in Pneumonia Cases

Researchers, in a recent study, found that the more a hospital invests in occupational therapy the lower are its readmission rates for three serious health conditions: pneumonia, heart failure, and acute myocardial infarction. ... Read more

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016

N1 Technologies Requests Patent of Bacteriophage to Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonias

N1 Technologies recently announced that the company has filed a biotech patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its Viritron VPN, an in-development bacteriophage treatment for patients with pneumonia. ... Read more

September 18, 2016October 18, 2016

Blood Biomarker May Confirm Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients

Levels of a protein called c-reactive protein or CRP could be helpful as an additional biomarker to diagnose pneumonia in patients hospitalized with acute respiratory symptoms according to a study ... Read more

September 13, 2016September 13, 2016

Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Risk Seen to Rise for Adults Over School Holidays

Adults who are admitted to a hospital during school holidays are more likely to develop pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) than those who are admitted while school is in session, a ... Read more

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016

Arsanis’ Antibodies Targeting Pneumonia Are One Step Closer to Trials

Two recent publications by the biotech company Arsanis confirmed that the two human antibodies ASN-1 and ASN-2 that make up Arsanis’ lead compound ASN100 effectively target infections with the bacteria ... Read more

Omadacycline Shows Punch Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Studies Indicate

Salvecin and Antibiotics Combo Eradicates Pneumonia Better Than Antibiotics Alone, Phase 2a Trial Shows

PPV23 Vaccine’s Effectiveness Against Community-acquired Pneumonia Not Yet Consistent, Researchers Say

Triple-Antibiotic Combos Eliminate Two Treatment-Resistant Bacteria

Adapting Safety, Hygiene Protocols Prevents Pneumonia, Other Ventilator-Associated Illnesses in Hospital ICUs

Initial Antibiotic Treatment Fails in Nearly One in Four Pneumonia Patients, Study Finds

Memory T-Cells Contribute to Body’s Naturally Acquired Immunity Against Pneumonia During Childhood, Study Suggests

Risk of Heart Attack Increases 17 Times in Week Following Respiratory Infection

Respiratory Disease App to Be Evaluated by Doctors Without Borders in Low-income Rural Areas

PaxVax Updating 30-Year-Old Vaccine Against Pneumonia Virus That Can Hit Military Recruits

T-Follicular Helper Cells Critical in Protecting Against Pneumococcal Pneumonia, Australian Study Shows

Penicillin-G/V May Reduce Pneumonia Severity and Mortality, Study Suggests