After Hollywood icon Diane Keaton died from bacterial pneumonia, doctors are raising awareness about the symptoms of the ...

Countless families have seen their loved ones pass away due to pneumonia. Why is this such a deadly diagnosis?

As cold and flu season ramps up, cases of pneumonia are up too. Here are the different types of pneumonia to look out for as the winter months settle in. This chest x-ray shows more opacity next to ...

When beloved actress Diane Keaton, known for classic hits such as The First Wives Club, suddenly passed away at 79 on October ...

While it wasn't clear whether Keaton had any underlying conditions, doctors say "perfectly healthy" people can die from ...

A type of pneumonia infection that’s increasing in the U.S. prompted a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a type of bacteria ...

“Both types of vaccines trigger the body’s immune response to produce antibodies that bind to bacteria and neutralize them, preventing infection,” says Dr. Asefeh Faraz Covelli , an associate ...

Diane Keaton died of pneumonia, her family confirmed in a statement. The legendary actress passed away at the age of 79 on ...

MRSA is a form of staph bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics typically used to treat bacterial infections. When an MRSA infection travels through the bloodstream, it can reach organs like ...

Eligibility for this vaccination is suddenly a timely question. A senior health editor reports on her real-time experience.

Amid a pneumonia outbreak among kids in Ohio, cases of the lung infection are rising nationally and other parts of the world — but it’s not unusual for this time of year in the U.S. and no reason to ...

Meg Oliver is a correspondent for CBS News based in New York City. Oliver is a veteran journalist with more than two decades of reporting and anchoring experience. Sara Moniuszko is a health and ...