On World Pneumonia Day, Nov. 12, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, is highlighting the urgent challenges in ...

Telling pneumonia and lung cancer apart can be difficult because both conditions target the lungs and often produce similar symptoms, such as persistent cough, chest pain, and fatigue. Despite these ...

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 ...

With some U.S. states beginning to report outbreaks of childhood pneumonia cases, experts are sharing tips for parents to prevent the illness from making its way into their households. Dr. Robert ...

Pneumonia infects millions of people every year. Cases of this highly contagious lung infection surged across all age groups in 2024, but young children were hit particularly hard. Infection rates in ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- We are in the height of cold and flu season that's on top of the coronavirus pandemic. Another worry this time of year is pneumonia. Temple Health says prevention is key.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A bacterial infection known as walking pneumonia is on the rise in the ...

The study enrolled 1,101 children with pneumonia who were randomised to receive either oral or injectable antibiotics after an injectable run-in.

Children hospitalized with severe pneumonia can safely switch from injectable to oral antibiotics once they begin to recover, ...