Learn to recognize the six warning signs that distinguish a pneumonia cough from a common cold, plus essential treatment and ...

Val Kilmer, the actor behind iconic characters from "Batman Forever," "Top Gun," "Tombstone" and more, has died. The ...

People who have battled throat cancer, like Kilmer, are particularly vulnerable because: Weakened Immune System: Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation can weaken the immune system, ...

Pneumonia causes more than a million hospitalizations ... while also avoiding smoking as tobacco can damage the lungs' ability to fight off infections. Adrianna Rodriguez can be reached at ...

Besides vaccines, the organization recommends that those at risk practice healthy habits such as washing hands to prevent the spread of germs that can cause pneumonia, while also avoiding smoking as ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in another setback to his battle to fight pneumonia, the Vatican ...

The pope's official nurse pleaded with doctors to ensure that they did not stop his treatment despite significant risks.

Pope Francis was so close to death during his weeks-long hospital stint that doctors considered ending his pneumonia treatment ... updates during his 38-day fight. The doctor said it was the ...

Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so he could die in peace, the head of the pope's ...