GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it had identified 17 pathogens for which new vaccines are ...

Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, ...

Walking pneumonia has been on the rise nationwide, mainly among kids. The bacteria can linger for weeks, but is treatable ...

“Many germs can cause pneumonia. The most common are bacteria and viruses in the air we breathe,” including the bacteria ...

This electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention depicts two, round-shaped, Gram-positive, Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria.(AP) Doctors in North Texas say ...

The recommended first age at which Americans should get the pneumococcal vaccine has been lowered from 65 to 50.

After a prolonged period of low incidence rates following the emergence of COVID-19, cases of walking pneumonia are now on the rise.

Symptoms of pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae are “typically gradual," the CDC says. It can include fever, a cough, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) ...

Dear Savvy Senior, I recently turned 65 and would like to know if am supposed to get the pneumonia vaccine? And if so, which ...

Bacteremia, a serious bloodstream infection that can cause chills, fever and cognitive difficulty. Bacteremia is potentially ...