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SPOTLIGHT: Treating children with pneumonia at home
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Particularly for worried moms, this may seem counterintuitive, but a new study suggests that children with severe pneumonia can be treated just as effectively at home as they can be in a hospital. Not only will children be more comfortable at home, their treatment is dramatically less costly, as appropriate medications are very inexpensive, researchers noted. Article
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