Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 9—(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks ...

CHICAGO, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung infection that causes approximately 225,000 hospitalizations among adults in the U.S. each year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Less than half (44%) of eligible respondents said they planned to get a pneumococcal vaccine; fewer than one in four (24%) said ...

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

The FDA approved a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Capvaxive) for preventing invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults, Merck announced on Monday. Specifically ...

Pneumococcal pneumonia is a lung infection caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae. Besides the lungs, the bacteria can also affect other parts of the body such as the ears, sinuses, ...

NFL legend and Fox broadcaster Terry Bradshaw has a new gig, helping to educate baby boomers about pneumococcal pneumonia for the "All About Your Boom" campaign in a partnership with Pfizer, and the ...

Pneumococcal pneumonia is significantly associated with risk for lung cancer, show findings from a national study in Taiwan. Jun-Jun Yeh (Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, ...

A new study shows that adults admitted to hospital during school holidays are 38 percent more likely to have pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia than those admitted during term time. A study ...

It started with a cough that wouldn’t go away. Before she knew it, Karyne Jones was hospitalized with pneumonia in January 2018. Even after the bacteria cleared her body, it took her three months to ...

Dublin, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Pneumococcal Vaccine Market Report by Vaccine Type, Product Type, Distribution Channel, End User, and Region 2025-2033" report has been added to ...