Pneumonia can also affect those who have difficulty swallowing due to a stroke, dementia or other neurological condition because they're at a higher risk for food or fluid entering the lungs ...

If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of walking pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how.

Experts say the Ohio outbreak is unrelated to pneumonia outbreaks in China and Europe. Although pneumonia cases are rising in Ohio, experts say the number of cases isn't out of the norm.

Doctors often treat those who develop pneumonia with a class of antibiotics known as macrolides. The C.D.C. is closely monitoring for resistance to those antibiotics in the United States.

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