A type of pneumonia infection that’s increasing in the U.S. prompted a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a type of bacteria ...

For the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th, pneumonia was a leading cause of death that killed hundreds of thousands of people. Sir William Osler – usually considered the ...

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

For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the recommended age for those who should get a pneumococcal vaccine — down to 50, from 65. "Lowering the age for ...