Political bluster about vaccines has arrived along with the season for getting vaccinated against diseases that can lead to ...

Merck (NYSE:MRK) announced late-stage trial data on Thursday suggesting that its Capvaxive vaccine, indicated for adults to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia, is also effective in ...

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

"Ten percent of Legionnaire cases result in fatalities, so it's a very serious illness. You would think that the Health ...

Smoking can make you more likely to develop pneumonia, and it can also make the infection worse. It may increase the possibility of recurrent pneumonia and repeat hospital stays. Share on Pinterest ...

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

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

Pneumonia comes in at No. 8 on the list of top 10 causes of death in the United States. The condition often goes unnoticed and untreated until it has reached a life-threatening point, especially in ...

Children with uncomplicated pneumonia should be treated with shorter courses of antibiotics after updated NICE guidance was ...

The number of emergency department visits for pneumonia more than doubled last fall over the previous year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says.

Polly Holliday, known for her role as Flo in “Alice,” has died at age 88. The actress was the last surviving star of the ...