Children under five years of age, especially those aged two years or under, face a high risk of pneumococcal disease, which is caused by infection of a bacteria -- Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known ...

Respiratory virus season has arrived, and hopefully you’re up to date on vaccinations that can help prevent infectious diseases including COVID, the flu, whooping cough, and respiratory syncytial ...

Are you at least 50 years old? The Center for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal diseases, a type of bacterial disease that can cause multiple illnesses. The ...

Tuesday, Vaxcyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCVX) released topline results from the Phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of VAX-31, the company's 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate ...

Using a few zaps of electricity to the skin, researchers can stop bacterial infections without using any drugs. For the first time, researchers designed a skin patch that uses imperceptible electric ...

Walking pneumonia is what it sounds like, a form of pneumonia so seemingly mild that people with the bacterial illness are often up and about—and inadvertently spreading germs. As the disease ...