As cold and flu season ramps up, cases of pneumonia are up too. Here are the different types of pneumonia to look out for as the winter months settle in. This chest x-ray shows more opacity next to ...

FLORIDA — It’s possible the persistent cough that has been nagging your child for weeks is a type of “walking pneumonia” that has been surging this year, especially in young children. The percentage ...

Children who have coughs that go on for weeks may have a type of walking pneumonia that’s been surging in the U.S. this year, and they may need a different antibiotic regimen to treat it, infectious ...

Dr. Oswald Theodore Avery, Manhattan researcher of the famed Rockefeller Institute, will get the first $1,500 John Phillips Memorial Prize* when the American College of Physicians meets in San ...

Antibiotics for pneumonia include Zithromax (azithromycin), Biaxin (clarithromycin), and Erythrocin (erythromycin). Azithromycin is often the first-line treatment since it is effective against many ...