Pneumonia — an infection of one or both of your lungs — can leave you coughing, feverish and feeling miserable. And sometimes, it can land you in the hospital struggling to breathe. While the rate of ...

The trending term is just a new name for an existing illness known as "walking pneumonia," and experts say it's not worth "alarm bells ringing" Getty White spots appear on lungs during a chest X-ray.

This article was medically reviewed by Raj Dasgupta, M.D., an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a member of the Prevention Medical Review Board, on ...

Pneumonia can be life-threatening, but the earliest symptoms often looks like nothing more than the common cold ...

Bluish lips or nails: Cyanosis is a warning sign that your child may have low oxygen levels. You can tell if this is ...

Infections from a bacteria that commonly causes "walking pneumonia" have been on the rise this year, according to information from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which cited an ...

It’s one thing to be described as “mysterious.” It’s something totally different to be described as having a “mysterious pneumonia.” Tucuman, Argentina, is experiencing an outbreak of what can be ...

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Older adults contracting pneumonia (medical term: pneumococcal disease) have been in the news lately. First, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist Stevie Nicks, 70, contracted pneumonia and had to cancel ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with COPD, mortality was higher after hospital admission with pneumonia compared with admission ...

If you were taken aback by gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton’s life-threatening battle with pneumonia, you’re not the only one. The five-time Olympic medalist is fighting for her life in a Texas ...