It’s an unfortunate fact that we become more vulnerable to respiratory infections as we get older. Viruses and bugs that we ...

Actress Barbie Hsu’s death from influenza-related pneumonia has thrown the spotlight on this infectious disease complication.

With the Pope being diagnosed with a polymicrobial infection and pneumonia, we look at the conditions and what they mean for ...

But the flu is different from the common cold, because the common cold virus runs a mild course and is very much contained to ...

Norovirus is commonly referred to as the stomach flu, stomach bug or as the “cruise ship virus” because it’s often the cause ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia amid pre-existing lung conditions like bronchiectasis and ...

In light of Pope Francis’ pneumonia diagnosis, Dr. Leana Wen explains why older adults are especially at risk for serious ...

Bacterial pneumonia is treated with antibiotics. Viral pneumonia can sometimes stem from viruses that include the flu, common cold, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to ...

UK Healthcare is seeing a spike in flu cases this season. Last Thursday, UK told us they had 58 patients in their hospitals ...

All age groups in the United States are experiencing a "high severity" of influenza cases among all age groups for the first ...