Cases of "walking pneumonia" — a milder form of the lung infection pneumonia — have spiked in the United States, particularly among young children. Bacterial infections from Mycoplasma pneumoniae, one ...

The Australian government announced last week there's a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease on the National Immunization ...

Several states are reporting an uptick in lung infections in young children caused by a common bacteria. In previous years, most pneumonia or acute bronchitis infections caused by M. pneumoniae were ...

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The Westchester County Department of Health is urging caution after a rise in Legionnaires’ disease cases locally, mirroring ...

Doctors have known that bacterial pneumonia can raise your risk of heart problems, but new research pinpoints why. The bacteria actually invade and kill heart cells, increasing the chances of heart ...

General Motors has shut down an engineering facility in Warren after two employees there reportedly tested positive for ...

Central Harlem communities face a Legionnaires' disease cluster, with dozens contracting the bacterial pneumonia that is ...

A bacterial outbreak at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle, Washington, has infected a total of 31 patients, according to a press release on the hospital’s website. Four of the 31 patients ...

Monsoon ushers in respiratory trouble for many and pneumonia cases rise sharply, driven by damp air, viral spread, indoor ...