Medically reviewed by Jenny Sweigard, MD Key Takeaways Pneumonia is caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or inhaling foreign ...

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.

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 ...

Cases of so-called "walking pneumonia" are spiking across the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has alerted. The highly contagious infection has primarily affected young ...

Pneumonia infects millions of people every year. Cases of this highly contagious lung infection surged across all age groups in 2024, but young children were hit particularly hard. Infection rates in ...

THE number of people requiring emergency hospital care for crippling pneumonia has soared 25 per cent in just two years, ...