Here's what to know about the PCV shot for your little one, including when to get it and what it helps guard against.

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is the most common fungal pneumonia in children. But current diagnostic methods can take days an require an invasive bronchoscopy procedure. Now, a new ...

Pneumonia infects millions of people every year. Cases of this highly contagious lung infection surged across all age groups ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital continue to see high cases of flu, however it is starting to trend downwards. They’re also seeing viral upper respiratory ...

Despite being sick, 20-year-old Jordan Stolz from Kewaskum skated well enough to be crowned season World Cup champion in the ...

Freddie Beaumont fell critically ill at their family home in Worsley, three weeks after his first birthday. He was rushed to ...

Taiwan will expand its free pneumococcal vaccination program to include high-risk individuals aged 19 to 64 starting March 10 ...

Influenza B cases in Oklahoma began rising the week ending Nov. 30, 2024, then spiraled upward on a steep curve before peaking the week ending Jan. 1, ...

What do these terms mean, and how important is it to be informed about pneumonia and its potential life-threatening complications? Pneumonia is a general term that refers to any infection that affects ...

Pneumonia is a serious respiratory infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, often filling them with fluid or pus. This condition can make it difficult to breathe and cause symptoms ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Strep throat is a bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (group A ...

Using an innovative barcoding-style system developed with colleagues at Harvard University, Bachman, Holmes and their team were able to label bacteria with short snippets of DNA in mouse models and ...