Credit: Getty Images This review provides a concise overview of the evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment criteria for community-acquired pneumonia. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a ...

In children evaluated for a possible macrolide allergy, intradermal testing with a suspected culprit drug at 0.05 mg/mL showed high specificity (92.7%) but limited sensitivity. To confirm an allergy ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...

Mycoplasma genitalium, also known as Mgen and MG, is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that can cause genital pain, bleeding and swelling. If left untreated, it can also cause infertility and ...

Brensocatib is the first approved therapy for non–cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis and the first dipeptidyl peptidase 1 inhibitor for neutrophil-mediated diseases. The ASPEN trial showed brensocatib ...

Credit: Getty Images Up to 6% of pediatric visits are due to complaints of sore throat. Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis is most common in children between 5 and 15 years of age, with the highest ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Concomitant and bismuth quadruple therapies had success rates of nearly 90% for initial treatment of H. pylori.

In 1976, thousands of patriotic veterans of the American Legion gathered in Philadelphia for the nation’s Bicentennial Celebration. It should have been a festive occasion, but it soon proved deadly.

Dipa Kamdar does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Your liver plays a major role in digestion, metabolism, and detoxification (eliminating harmful substances from your body). Liver enzymes help the liver perform these functions by speeding up chemical ...

The recently discovered bacterium Staphylococcus borealis, named after the Northern Lights, turns out to be resistant to several classes of antibiotics. The elderly are especially at risk.

European tourists who toted home bottles of water from a holy well in Ethiopia were likely hoping for blessings and spiritual cleansing—but instead carried an infectious curse and got an intestinal ...