Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State ...

Older adults face greater risks from COVID-19, flu and pneumonia, yet fewer are getting vaccinated against these potentially deadly respiratory diseases, according to two new health reports. The ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- We've all heard of pneumonia, but probably don't know much about it, that it's one of the most dangerous respiratory infections. And this is peak season. "Pneumonia isn't ...

A single spritz could eventually offer simultaneous protection against several infectious diseases. Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed a new vaccine that could prevent multiple viruses at ...

STANFORD, Calif. — A single nasal spray could soon protect people against everything from respiratory viruses to allergens, nearing the once mythical "Holy Grail" status of a universal vaccine, ...

Pneumonia is an infection that affects one or both lungs, and can be caused by bacteria, virus or fungus.