Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung infection that causes approximately 225,000 hospitalizations ...

Diagnosing some diseases could be as easy as breathing into a tube. MIT engineers have developed a test to detect ...

With the nationwide HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 14 years underway, what are the reasons behind this drive? Is it covered under the Universal Immunization Programme?

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India expands vaccination efforts to include older adults, addressing new health needs and concerns amidst evolving public ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Why do people still die of pneumonia? With all the advances that we have seen in modern medicine, losing anyone to this ailment seems like such a waste. Is it a question of pneumonia ...

AIMS: Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (BPP) is a severe condition. To evaluate seasonal distribution, mortality, serotype frequencies, antimicrobial susceptibility, and different severity scores ...

—Among adults, coverage and preventable burdens were lowest for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) 15 and highest for PCV31, with PCV21 preventing notable burdens of both acute respiratory ...

Nashville singer-songwriter Todd Snider died Nov. 14, a day after after friends and family announced the Americana and country music singer, 59, had been diagnosed with walking pneumonia. According to ...

Community baby safety shower in Chester to offer abuse prevention resources, free items Parents and caregivers in Chester will have a chance later this month to pick up free baby items and learn more ...

Systematic Review of 15 Studies Focused on Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Pneumococcal Serotypes Covered by CAPVAXIVE® (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) in U.S. Adults Findings ...