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

July 29, 2016

Study Pinpoints Molecule with Frontline Role in Immune Defenses Against Pneumonia

Researchers have discovered that a molecule with an apparently essential role in the body’s natural ability to fight pneumonia, although not quite the role they thought it would have. The discovery, ... Read more

July 28, 2016

Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis Requires Multi-disciplinary Team

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a diverse group of inflammatory and fibrotic disorders with similar manifestations. However, accurate classification and diagnosis of the ILD subtype is required so that patients ... Read more

July 27, 2016

Predictive Model for Pneumonia Risk After Cardiac Surgery Designed

Postoperative pneumonia is the most common infectious complication after open heart surgery, but according to recent research at the University of Michigan Medical School, an accurate predictive model for identifying the ... Read more

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016

7-Part ‘Score’ Helps Predict Risk of Pneumonia in Older Adults

Researchers have developed a “prediction score” to help healthcare professionals determine which older adults might be most at risk for developing pneumonia. The study detailing the score, “Predicting 2-Year Risk ... Read more

July 25, 2016

New Pneumonia Clinical Guidelines Recommend Shorter Antibiotic Courses of Treatment

Revised clinical practice guidelines announced this month by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommend treating hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) with shorter ... Read more

July 21, 2016

Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Prognosis Could Be Predicted by Certain Immune Cells in Lung Vessels

The amount of a specific type of immune cells that line the lung blood vessels may be a biomarker for nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) prognosis, researchers have found. Understanding the mechanism through which ... Read more

July 20, 2016

Mycoplasma Pneumonia May Be Diagnosed Better with Integrated Physical, Radiological Findings

The contagious respiratory bacteria mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most frequent causes of community-acquired pneumonia but common diagnostic methods are not sensitive enough to accurately detect 100 percent of infected patients. ... Read more

July 20, 2016

Outrageous Cost of Pneumonia Vaccine a Major Barrier for Refugee Children, Says Doctors Without Borders

Citing pneumonia as the single largest global killer of children younger than 5 — specifically among children living under severe crises conditions such as in refugee camps — Doctors Without Borders ... Read more

July 19, 2016

Adempas (riociguat) Not Recommended for PH-IIP Patients After Study Halted, EMA Says

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently recommended that Adempas (riociguat) should not be used by patients with symptomatic pulmonary hypertension associated with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (PH-IIP). The recommendation was issued after the early ... Read more

July 14, 2016July 14, 2016

Inhaled Corticosteroids Seen to Help COPD Patients Survive Pneumonia in Hospitals

Researchers examined the association between inhaled corticosteroid treatment and in-hospital mortality from pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and found that long-acting inhaled bronchodilators (IBD) therapy combined with corticosteroids ... Read more

July 13, 2016

Ultrasound Ecography Shows Diagnostic, Prognostic Value for Rheumatologic Interstitial Lung Disease

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often associated with interstitial lung fibrosis, but in most cases the manifestation is not detected in chest radiographies. Researchers at the Fornaroli Hospital Magenta, in Italy, recently ... Read more

July 12, 2016

Pregnant Women Should Be Encouraged to Get Flu Vaccine, Australian Study Reports

Pregnant women should be encouraged to take flu vaccines, according to researchers at the University of Western Australia, who demonstrated that flu vaccines reduce the risk of hospital stays due ... 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