On World Pneumonia Day, Nov. 12, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, is highlighting the urgent challenges in ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) may increase the risk of pneumonia due to a weakened immune system or structural changes to the lungs. SCLC is one of the two main types of lung cancer. Pneumonia is an ...

However, the causative organism was not identified until 1992 by molecular methods and was initially named Tropheryma ...

When a persistent cough disrupts your sleep and drains your energy, it might be more than just a stubborn cold. Pneumonia, a serious lung infection, affects millions of Americans each year and can ...

Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton said she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren’t sure whether she would survive. In an interview that ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Mary Lou Retton celebrates her balance beam score at the 1984 Olympic Games. Retton, who became the first American woman ever to ...