Pope Francis has entered the fifth week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia with signs of recovery continuing on a ...

The National Vaccine Institute has approved a move to allow Provincial Administrative Organisations (PAOs) to buy influenza ...

Double pneumonia can be more severe than one-sided pneumonia depending on how much lung tissue is affected by the infection.

Expert doctors in infectious disease and lung health speak to the transmissibility of walking pneumonia and more infection ...

Gut microbiota may be the key factor explaining why certain individuals do not respond well to the pneumococcal vaccine-a bacterium that can cause various diseases, such as pneumonia.

Getting vaccinated continues to be the most effective way to prevent infection, local health experts say, as the number of confirmed measles cases grows nationwide.

Measles is unlike other childhood viruses. In severe cases, it can cause pneumonia. About 1 in 1,000 patients develops ...

Legionnaires’ disease is caused by Legionella bacteria occurring naturally in freshwater environments and complex air conditioning cooling systems.

The two most important measles complications to know about are pneumonia, affecting the lungs, and brain swelling known as ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14 after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease has been detected at the Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, ...

Quarterly testing revealed the bacteria in sinks, showers and water cooling towers at Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans ...