Adults, especially people over 65, should get immunized against COVID-19, flu and other infections, to prevent fall and winter illness, hospitalization and worse

Researchers uncovered nine elements that have significant effects on a whether a patient may develop pneumonia, with nearly 20% of patients moving into a higher risk category based on what occurred during or following the surgery.

Causes of death were reclassified by the CDC to include contributing factors such as dementia. These changes resulted in dementia jumping up from the 8th cause of death in 2000 to the 6th cause of death in 2018 (and the 5th cause of death among older adults). In this episode we’ll talk with Dr. Bryan James from Rush University about dementia as a cause of death (versus contributing factor).

Direct-to-consumer telehealth is a growing industry, especially for urgent care after business hours, but it may not prevent downstream appointments as much as hoped.

Pneumonia Patients Get Too Many Antibiotics – Especially as They Leave the Hospital

Targeting fluoroquinolone prescribing in hospitals is effective, a 48-hospital study shows, but many patients still get discharge prescriptions for them.

In two new studies, researchers show clear link between Flint’s water changes and disease cases, and find that the bacteria strain found in homes is not what doctors often test for.

Michigan Medicine clinical professor offers expert advice on how to stay healthy before traveling during the holidays and tips for traveling while you're sick

Learn how to reduce your risk for pneumonia after open heart surgery with these preventative tips from a Michigan Medicine researcher who has studied the connection between heart surgery and pneumonia.

A new discovery about a common and potentially deadly bacterium could one day pave the way for new, needed antibiotics.

Suddenly in the spotlight, this common lung infection has a lot of causes but can also be prevented in many cases. Learn more to protect yourself.