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 ...

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 ...

Pneumonia causes more than 1 million hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or ...

Unlike people with typical pneumonia, who may become severely ill, people with walking pneumonia can avoid hospitalization but may have to modify their daily routines and are likely to have some ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of walking pneumonia have risen in 2024, especially among children. Walking pneumonia is a mild lung infection caused by bacteria, ...

An estimated two million people get walking pneumonia every year, but that number could be tenfold this season, according to a health alert issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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 ...

Pope Francis appeared on a hospital balcony on Sunday to bless the crowd in his first public outing in five weeks. It was ...

ARLINGTON, Va. − Infections of the bacteria that cause walking pneumonia, a lesser evil of the more serious illness of pneumonia, are seeing a dramatic jump after a lengthy decline that came with the ...

PCV13 was associated with reduced risk for pneumonia hospitalization among older adults in long-term care facilities.

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Ahead of the holiday season, MUSC is issuing a warning on walking pneumonia. Experts say they are seeing a rise in cases across the Lowcountry in recent months, with positive ...