Antibiotic treatment during an influenza infection actually impaired the body’s efforts to clear bacteria rather than helping the body heal.

The postmortem report of elephant Sonia, who died last month at Safari Park, has revealed that respiratory-related disease that damaged her tissues in the lungs and developed sepsis caused her death.

Pioneering research led by New Zealand and US scientists suggests that’s not such a far-fetched idea – and it could pave the ...

Pneumonia is usually the result of a bacterial or viral infection and you can catch pneumonia from someone who already has it, as you can with the common cold.

A national increase in pertussis cases is causing concern for physicians, who urge prevention as the best way to battle the ...

The theory is solid, but creating such a bespoke vaccine quickly enough to be of use is a different matter. “Not many years ...

At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 97 patients with pneumonia went to the emergency room between September and November, ...

Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by the accidental infiltration of food or other substances from the mouth or stomach into the lungs. The condition can be caused by bacteria that ...

A particular type of lung illness has been on the rise both locally and nationally. Have you ever wondered why it’s called ...

As we march into the heart of respiratory virus season, here's what to know about what's circulating in Seattle and ...

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection in the deeper layers of skin and the fat and soft tissue underneath. Symptoms can include skin discoloration, swelling, and tenderness. A person may require ...

To solve this puzzle, we studied brain inflammation in the context of three different diseases: bacterial infection in E. coli-induced meningitis; viral infection in COVID-19; and neurodegeneration in ...