Doctors say they are seeing a significant uptick in the amount of people, especially children, with the bacterial infection.

I t’s cold and flu season, but cases of pneumonia seem to be popping up everywhere too. The CDC has stated that cases of ...

It is not the COVID-19 virus—and it’s not bronchitis—but it can be just as contagious and bring along similar symptoms, and ...

More and more people in Kansas are visiting their doctors with similar symptoms: headaches, a really sore throat, cough, ...

Pneumonia is a lung infection and/or inflammation of the air sacs of one or both lungs. Bacteria, viruses, and fungi can ...

Climate change can worsen the symptoms of pneumonia, warns a doctor, adding that increased levels of suspended particulate ...

Dr. Zach Willis with UNC Children's explains the national rise in bacterial pneumonia cases and what parents can do to keep ...

Taking antibiotics while ill with the flu may increase the risk of developing bacterial pneumonia, according to new findings from researchers at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai. Researchers found that ...

The health agency has lowered the age recommendation for the shot from 65 to 50. Some who've already had the shot may need ...

Sedgwick County is expecting a rise of respiratory viruses, just as the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports a ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a “highly contagious acute respiratory illness” that starts with mild symptoms, ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a "highly contagious acute respiratory illness" that starts with mild symptoms, Goldstein said. Infected individuals later develop a severe cough that can ...