What does Pope Francis having "double pneumonia" mean? What should you look for in the elderly? How can you avoid getting ...

KEY POINTS A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of progressive weakness resulting in recurrent sudden falls at home. He also described fever and cough, ...

The pope is in critical condition. It's a reminder for older adults to take respiratory infections seriously - even if you're ...

When your child coughs or ends up with a sore throat, you may not rush them to a nearby hospital. In fact, they may be going to the school and playing outdoors with their friends. However, coughs, and ...

Pneumonia is a serious infection that fills the lungs with liquid or pus and can make it difficult to breathe. People may also have chest pain, cough up green mucus and have a fever.

If the patient is immuno-compromised they are more risky and more life-threatening as compared to the usual pneumonia. Fever, cough, shortness of breath, expectoration sputum production are some ...