CHICAGO — The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports an increase in children diagnosed with walking pneumonia (M. pneumonia). The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a health ...

With the colder months arriving, many parents are seeing headlines about rising cases of viral pneumonia among young children. As a parent, even a minor cough or sniffle can set off worry, especially ...

Children who have coughs that go on for weeks may have a type of walking pneumonia that’s been surging in the U.S. this year, and they may need a different antibiotic regimen to treat it, infectious ...

Researchers derived pragmatic models that accurately distinguish mild, moderate and severe pneumonia in children, based on evidence from a study performed in 73 Emergency Departments (EDs) in 14 ...

Pneumonia symptoms can seem as mild as the flu, but they vary based on the cause and severity of the lung infection. Knowing the various signs and symptoms of pneumonia can help you seek early ...

Researchers performed a retrospective analysis to investigate how hospitals adhere to the national guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia and found only 27 percent of pediatric patients were ...