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People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, US science panel recommends

A scientific panel is recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses

The Independent UK

Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination

More than 41,000 people in the U.S. died of pneumonia in 2022, according to the CDC.

Fortune

CDC Warns Of Unusual Rise In Walking Pneumonia Cases Among Young Children

According to the latest CDC report, this year has seen a spike in cases since late spring, particularly among young children, a shift from previous years when most cases were reported in school-aged children and adolescents.

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How do people die of the flu?

Severe flu infections can lead to a range of deadly complications, especially in people whose immune systems are compromised by age or disease.

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Justice in crisis: My baby died - then I was convicted over lapsed car insurance

Broken and lost after her three-month-old daughter died from pneumonia, Jenny Beasley forgot to renew a policy - and found herself prosecuted as a criminal under the controversial Single Justice Procedure, Tristan Kirk reports

Evening Standard

Woman with Covid convicted of homicide for fatally infecting neighbor

DNA evidence confirmed she transmitted the virus to her neighbor, who died of pneumonia caused by COVID-19.

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Researchers Claim Clowns Help Sicks Kids Get Well Quicker

Scientists say spending time with a specially-trained medical clown can shorten the length of hospital stay for children.

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Your sink is a sanctuary for dangerous microbes, study shows. How to protect your handwashing station from pathogens

The biofilm found on drains and faucets is a breeding ground for microbes that can cause pneumonia and Legionnaires’ disease, researchers found.

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Sir Geoffrey Boycott says wife’s quick thinking saved his life during health scare

Boycott was rushed to hospital with pneumonia as he recuperated from throat surgery

The Independent UK

Race to find source of legionnaires' disease outbreak

The source of an outbreak of a severe form of pneumonia is yet to be confirmed but it is thought to be a cooling tower due to the high number of cases.

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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with Covid and pneumonia as he awaits rape retrial

Weinstein is also being treated for a ‘myriad of health conditions’ including diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, and fluid on his heart and lungs, his publicist said

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein in hospital with Covid-19 and pneumonia as ex-film mogul awaits rape and sexual assault trial

Weinstein has been moved from New York's Rikers Island jail complex to a locked ward at Bellevue Hospital

Evening Standard

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with COVID-19 and pneumonia

Harvey Weinstein's representatives say the former film mogul has been transferred from a New York City jail to a hospital to undergo treatment for a variety of health problems

The Independent UK

Sir Geoffrey Boycott unable to eat or drink with pneumonia after cancer operation

Sir Geoffrey developed pneumonia after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his throat

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The HIV epidemic 40 years on: 5 essential reads on breakthroughs, blind spots and new challenges

In June 1981 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a rare form of pneumonia in young gay men in California. Although they didn’t know it at the time, these were the first documented cases of AIDS.

The Independent UK

Olympic gymnast star Mary Lou Retton slams haters who criticized family for crowdfunding medical bills

Former Olympics star was left fighting for her life in the ICU with a rare form of pneumonia

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PC pioneer Gordon Bell has passed away at 89 years old

Chester Gordon Bell dies at age 89 due to aspiration pneumonia.

Evening Standard

Coronation Street star Stephanie Davis rushed to hospital with suspected pneumonia

The soap star revealed in a health update that doctors feared she had contracted pneumonia

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Daily Contact With Young Children Increases Pneumonia Risk In Elderly Adults: Study

Adults over the age of 60 who have daily contact with children have six times more risk of being colonized with pneumonia-causing bacteria than those without any contact with children.

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UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman readmitted to hospital for pneumonia

UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman is back in the hospital hours after he was released and is being treated for pneumonia.

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Former Bears DT Steve McMichael admitted to ICU with urinary tract infection

Steve McMichael's family is "asking for prayers" as he heads to the emergency room.

International Business Times

Child Pneumonia Spikes In Pakistan's Smoggy Winter

In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs is the toll of a frigid winter, compounded by choking smog and lagging vaccination rates.

The Hindu

The babies branded with hot bangles

Ground Zero explores daagna (branding with hot bangles and iron sickles), Madhya Pradesh’s belief system behind a tribal practice that is considered a remedy, to everything from breast-feeding difficulties to pneumonia

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Mary Lou Retton Says She Faced ‘Death in the Eyes’ During Ordeal with Pneumonia

The Olympic gold medalist says she was nearly put on life support.

The Guardian - US

Mary Lou Retton says she ‘faced death in the eyes’ in battle with pneumonia

US Olympic gymnastics gold medalist tells of contracting rare form of disease last October in first TV interview

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