In the Philippines, health professionals advocate for getting vaccine shots as one of the ways to avoid such outcomes. Various healthcare providers offer vaccinations against influenza and pneumonia, ...

You have a good eye. This past fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the recommended age for getting the vaccine for pneumococcal pneumonia from those 65 and older to those ...

Merck (NYSE:MRK) has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for ...

Vaccination, good hygiene, and a healthy lifestyle can lower risks. Individuals with underlying health conditions are more vulnerable to severe pneumonia. Pneumonia, in simple terms, refers to an ...

Medicare Part B covers most preventive services, including pneumonia vaccines. While Part B usually requires beneficiaries to pay 20% of costs after meeting the deductible, pneumonia vaccines are ...

Aug. 6, 2024 — An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their ...

You have a good eye. This past fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the recommended age for getting the vaccine for pneumococcal pneumonia from those 65 and older to those 50 ...

Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children <5 years of age globally. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are known to provide protection against ...

The Indian Muscular Dystrophy Society (IMDS) and Research Centre organised a pneumonia vaccine programme on Saturday, aimed at supporting patients suffering from muscular dystrophy (MD). This ...

The 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline change led to decreased mammography rates in women aged 40-49 and 75 and older, with non-Hispanic Black women experiencing the largest ...

If you get pneumonia, it means you have an infection in your lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, and other germs. Learning which type you have will help your doctor suggest a treatment.