But are you protected against pneumonia, a common complication of each of the above illnesses? If you haven’t received the pneumonia (pneumococcal) vaccine, you’re among the majority of Americans.

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Pneumonia can also be fatal due to complications such as sepsis or lung abscesses. However, rarely do people die from pneumonia. Each year, around 1.4 million people in the United States go to the ...

Dorthy Moxley, mother of 15-year-old Martha Moxley — whose slaying Kennedy-cousin Michael Skakel was tried for — has died.

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Conner: Tell us about the new recommendations for the pneumonia vaccine.

Although infrequently seen in this setting, pneumonia constitutes a serious complication of pregnancy, and is the third most common cause of indirect obstetric death. All diseases in the pregnant ...

Among these are decreased incidence of nosocomial infection (urinary tract and catheter-related infections), decreased complications ... with community-acquired pneumonia to be standardized ...

N.Y. Since 2014 the CDC has recommended a pneumonia vaccine for everyone aged 65 or older, as well as for adults of any age who are at higher risk of complications from bacterial pneumonia because ...