Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks and even land you in the hospital. Medical experts want you to know that there are steps you ...

Amid the growing importance of pneumococcal vaccination to prevent pneumonia during the change of seasons, confusion is ...

Actor Val Kilmer, 65, died of pneumonia this week, his daughter confirmed. Dr. Marc Siegel discusses common causes and risks ...

Val Kilmer, the actor behind iconic characters from "Batman Forever," "Top Gun," "Tombstone" and more, has died. The ...

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These guidelines suggest evaluation, therapy, and work-up of pneumonia patients based upon patient- specific risk factors, age and site of treatment. Pneumococcal species are the most common ...

The death of actor and leading man Val Kilmer is a stark reminder of how one of the most common lung infections in the ...

Pneumococcal infections can be very serious – they include pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia (a blood infection), as well as usually less worrying ear infections and sinus infections. To protect ...

With half of hospital admissions for pneumonia affecting young and middle-aged adults, experts emphasize ...

The European Commission approves MRK's pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate vaccine, Capvaxive, for pneumococcal vaccination in adults.