As a medical oncologist, Dr. Michael Grant’s patients fall into this group. He spoke with us about how he protects his patients from pneumonia and what he suggests when they have unexplained symptoms.

Newly released data backs up what hospitals were experiencing during the last respiratory illness season: A big rise in the number of people being treated for pneumonia. Institute for Health ...

Pneumonia is a common lung infection that can make breathing difficult and, in some cases, become life-threatening. It happens when the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid or pus. Each year, about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don’t underplay your symptoms as pneumonia requires prompt treatment. Christin Klose/dpa Coughs and colds are rife this time of ...

Over 50,000 people in the U.S. die from pneumonia in a typical year. — -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's diagnosis with pneumonia brings national attention to a common but ...

Many homes across Ghana often blame pneumonia on cold weather, rain, sleeping on bare floors, bathing at night, or sleeping ...

TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says pneumonia hospitalizations rose by almost one-third across Canada last year.

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 ...

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton died age 79 following a pneumonia infection last weekend, her family said Wednesday. The Hollywood star, who had battled skin cancer for several decades, experienced ...

An uptick of mycoplasma pneumonia cases in children has caused outbreaks in Ohio, Massachusetts, China and Denmark, though officials say they aren’t connected or linked to a “new or novel” virus. A ...

An ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina has hospitalized 19, with children among those afflicted. The outbreak has ...

Pneumonia is a respiratory infection that affects the lungs, resulting in inflammation of the alveoli, the air sacs that make up the bulk of the lungs and help us breathe. Infection causes alveoli to ...