It started with what seemed like a run-of-the-mill cold. My three-year-old had a cough that wouldn’t go away, a fever that barely counted as one, and he stopped sleeping through the night. As a ...

Is pneumonia just a bad cold? Do all children need antibiotics or hospital admission? A pulmonologist busts common pneumonia ...

Walking pneumonia infections rose nationwide as kids returned to school this fall. The infection can be tricky to diagnose, and testing is expensive. Doctors may choose different antibiotics to try ...

Antibiotics for pneumonia include Zithromax (azithromycin), clarithromycin, and Erythrocin (erythromycin). Azithromycin is often the first-line treatment since it is effective against many different ...

An expert tells PEOPLE how to manage the “highly infectious” form of pneumonia, including antibiotics and a home remedy for coughing Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...

Feeling run down but not "sick enough" to stay in bed? You might have a condition dubbed “walking pneumonia.” This mild yet persistent form of pneumonia often sneaks up on people, leaving them with ...

Pneumonia that fails to respond to treatment is a common problem. Although quantification of the frequency of this problem is difficult, approximately 15% of pulmonary consultations and 8% of ...

For the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th, pneumonia was a leading cause of death that killed hundreds of thousands of people. Sir William Osler – usually considered the ...

WASHINGTON — Pneumonia cases are on the rise in the DMV, with MedStar Health Urgent Care providers reporting a 358% increase in walking pneumonia diagnoses last month. In October, MedStar Health ...