The author says rollback of vaccines is troubling. Already Rhode Island reported its first case of measles in more than a ...

The relationship between sarcopenia and dysphagia is bidirectional: sarcopenia can impair feeding capacity and nutrient absorption, potentially leading to food or liquid aspiration into the trachea, ...

Aug. 6, 2024 — An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their ...

What causes influenza to progress to pneumonia? That’s a question many healthy adults don’t ask because you can usually count on your immune system to defeat the flu virus. Yes, you’ll have to endure ...

Vaccines are designed to guard babies, toddlers, and older children against a whole range of serious and potentially deadly ...

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) guideline for the management of adults with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) published in 2009 was compared with the 2014 National Institute for Health and Care ...

In a hyoid suspension surgery, a surgeon moves the base of the tongue and elastic throat tissue called the epiglottis forward. This helps open the breathing passage more deeply into the throat.

ON THIS PAGEWhat It IsWhy Get ItWho Should Get ItWho Shouldn’t Get ItNumber of DosesSee more (4) In the United States, the Hib vaccine is recommended for all children younger than 5 years old. It ...

Pneumonia symptoms can vary based on the cause and severity of the lung infection. For some, it might feel similar to the flu or be barely noticeable. For others, pneumonia can cause severe ...

Bacterial pneumonia is most commonly caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae which accounts for around 50% of cases. Other common causes include Haemophilus influenzae, Chlamydia ...

In the early 1950s there were four vaccines routinely used in the United States: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and smallpox. Three of these vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) were ...