Pneumonia strikes elderly adults with devastating frequency, claiming more lives among seniors than any other infectious disease. For grandparents and their families, recognizing the early warning ...

Most people have experienced the telltale signs of a common cold, but what happens when those familiar symptoms are actually something more serious? Walking pneumonia, a milder cousin of traditional ...

More than 900,000 Americans become infected with pneumonia each year, and walking pneumonia (also called atypical pneumonia) is on the rise in the United States, especially in children. It’s important ...

It can be easy to shrug off a cough, especially during cold and flu season. Butwhen it’s accompanied by other respiratory symptoms and becomes increasingly severe or long lasting, it could signal a ...

Wintertime unfortunately means cold and flu season. And for the estimated 40 million people who get the flu each year, it can sometimes spell trouble for your health. Why? Experts say the flu can turn ...

E very year on World Pneumonia Day (November 12), public health authorities renew a blunt reminder: Pneumonia still kills, particularly young children and older adults, and early ...

After Hollywood icon Diane Keaton died from bacterial pneumonia, doctors are raising awareness about the symptoms of the infection and how it can turn fatal in a matter of days. “Working as a ...

After Pope Francis was hospitalized last week for bronchitis, the Vatican announced that he remains in “critical” condition and suffered an “asthmatic respiratory crisis” on Saturday. Earlier, the ...

Winter brings a rise in pneumonia cases, particularly affecting children and the elderly. Preventive measures like vaccination and good hygiene are vi ...

Merck's shot, called Capvaxive, specifically protects against 21 strains of that bacteria to prevent a severe form of pneumococcal disease that can spread to other parts of the body and lead to ...