Unless pneumonia is suspected, clinicians should not prescribe antibiotics for most children with chest infections, according to findings of the ARTIC-PC randomized controlled trial, published in The ...

A woman with a chest infection, which can otherwise be treated with medicines, had to be admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital as her condition deteriorated since none of the standard ...

A baby was left fighting for her life with a collapsed lung after being sent home FIFTEEN times by doctors who dismissed the ...

THE HSE has issued a health alert over a common winter illness that can become “severe and life-threatening” – with six signs to watch for. Chest infections are very common and account for around one ...

A mum has issued a stark warning after her son was struck down by a rare and potentially fatal condition, triggered by a chest infection, which left him unable to walk or talk for several months.

A mum has shared a warning after her son contracted a rare and life-threatening condition from a chest infection which left him unable to walk or talk for months. Martine Purdy, 51, was left ...