A new study from Boston University reports that treating children who have pneumonia at home can be just as safe and effective as hospital care. Some pneumonia statistics: Pneumonia is the leading killer of children around the world. Pneumonia leads to approximately two million deaths in children under the age of five each year. In countries where hospital care is not readily accessible, treating pneumonia at home with antibiotics has the potential to significantly reduce the number of deaths. The researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health studied just over two thousand children between the ages of three … Continue reading →