Although it is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, patients and some doctors know little about cytomegalovirus.

Pneumonia is a common lung infection that can make breathing difficult and, in some cases, become life-threatening. It happens when the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid or pus. Each year, about ...

Northwestern University scientists have uncovered what they say may potentially be a previously unknown, hidden player in pneumonia. In their newly reported study, the scientists found that the lungs’ ...

Adjunct systemic corticosteroids reduced short-term mortality by 27% in patients with severe pneumonia, a meta-analysis of randomized trials found. Corticosteroid use in acute respiratory distress ...

Nashville singer-songwriter Todd Snider died at 59 after being diagnosed with walking pneumonia. He was hospitalized after experiencing difficulty breathing, a social media post read. According to the ...

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Moderna (MRNA.O), opens new tab said on Wednesday it would stop developing its experimental vaccine to prevent cytomegalovirus, a virus that can cause birth defects, after it failed ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Hollywood icon Diane Keaton died from bacterial pneumonia, doctors are raising awareness about the symptoms of the infection ...

Beloved Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton died from pneumonia, according to a statement her family shared with People magazine. It was not clear if she had any underlying health conditions that ...

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 ...