Westlife singer Mark Feehily has confirmed that he will miss the band’s forthcoming tour dates after being diagnosed with pneumonia. The 42-year-old singer was forced to pull out of recent shows in ...

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

In children, pneumonia often manifests dramatically and progresses rapidly; among older adults, it may appear quietly yet ...

Pneumonia is a broad term for a common lung infection typically caused by bacteria or viruses. The illness can also be a complication of the flu. When something like bacteria, for example, gets into ...

A simple sip of water can turn life-threatening, leading to aspiration pneumonia when liquid enters the lungs instead of the ...

An analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) highlights persistent health ...

We had our cold snap and it seemed like everyone was sneezing and coughing last week. And more cool weather is on the way. So should you be concerned about flu, RSV, a cold, or COVID-19? Well, yes, ...

Scientists collected and analyzed lung samples from pneumonia patients. Samples fell into one of four distinct microbial patterns. Lung microbiomes resembling oral microbiomes were associated with ...

Walking pneumonia has milder symptoms than pneumonia but can take longer to resolve. Most people recover from bacterial and viral pneumonia in less than a week. Severely ill people may take longer to ...

Corticosteroids, known as synthetic hormones, when used for severe pneumonia (non-COVID) can reduce all-cause mortality, and ...