The common lung infection can range from mild to life-threatening. Here’s how to recognize it and when to seek care.

Amid a pneumonia outbreak among kids in Ohio, cases of the lung infection are rising nationally and other parts of the world — but it’s not unusual for this time of year in the U.S. and no reason to ...

Along with this, smoking cessation, living a healthy lifestyle with proper balanced diet, getting enough sleep, and regular exercise can help resist infections that can cause pneumonia. In addition, ...

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.

A bacterial infection known as walking pneumonia is on the rise in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned. Cases are particularly high among young children.

Cold and flu season is officially here and, unfortunately, it’s already looking like a doozy. In fact, cases of “walking ...

Did you know , Parents, that pneumonia in children is considered the number 2 killer of toddlers in Indonesia? It is not surprising that this disease was later nicknamed the forgotten killer .

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 ...

Pneumonia and lung cancer present similar symptoms like cough and chest pain. Pneumonia is a rapid infection, while lung cancer involves slow cell gro ...

Walking pneumonia is what it sounds like, a form of pneumonia so seemingly mild that people with the bacterial illness are often up and about—and inadvertently spreading germs. As the disease ...