Pneumonia strikes elderly adults with devastating frequency, claiming more lives among seniors than any other infectious disease. For grandparents and their families, recognizing the early warning ...

Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the Head ...

I recently turned 65 and would like to know if am supposed to get the pneumonia vaccine? And if so, which type of vaccine do I need and is it covered by Medicare? Yes, the Centers for Disease Control ...

Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.

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Dr. Cassiere is Medical Director of the Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Attending Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Winthrop ...

Yes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does indeed recommend the pneumococcal vaccines for pneumonia for adults age 65 and older. They’re also recommended for younger people with ...

Administering vitamin E supplements can significantly reduce pneumonia infection risk among elderly male smokers, according to a new study published in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging. To ...

The older the patient with pneumonia, the more likely resolution of radiographic infiltrates is to be delayed, especially if other comorbid illnesses are present. If both symptomatic and radiographic ...