Pope Francis appeared on a hospital balcony on Sunday to bless the crowd in his first public outing in five weeks. It was ahead of his release from the hospital after surviving a life-threatening bout ...

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 ...

A bacterial infection known as walking pneumonia is on the rise in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned. Cases are particularly high among young children.

Pneumonia is a life-threatening infection that leads to inflammation of the lung tissue, making it extremely hard for patients to breathe, and in some cases, it can even be fatal by cutting off the ...

More than 900,000 Americans become infected with pneumonia each year, and walking pneumonia (also called atypical pneumonia) is on the rise in the United States, especially in children. It’s important ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of walking pneumonia have risen in 2024, especially among children. Walking pneumonia is a mild lung infection caused by bacteria, ...

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can lead to serious complications in children. The illness may present differently in children than it does in adults. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused ...

Cold and flu season is officially here and, unfortunately, it’s already looking like a doozy. In fact, cases of “walking pneumonia” have increased across the country, according to a new report from ...

With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning of a recent increase in cases of "walking pneumonia" what are the symptoms to watch for? The CDC reported earlier this month that bacterial ...

Though M. pneumoniae is estimated to infect as much as 1% of the US population each year, the CDC issued an alert this fall noting that infections increased in late spring (across all age groups but ...

In any case, it’s worth getting acquainted with the latest respiratory offender making waves so you can steer clear of its wrath. Below, experts share the typical signs of walking pneumonia and how it ...