Ozzy Osbourne health fears: Sharon says Parkinson’s means ‘a cold turns into pneumonia’

Piers quizzed Ozzy on his to perform live again and how he will cope if he is unable to do so. “I exercise as much as I can. I’ve got a trainer, I do Pilates, nurses 24/7, but the best medication I can get is being in front of an audience, which is breaking my […]

New vaccine targets pneumonia, blood poisoning, meningitis among children in Canada’s North

Federal researchers have collaborated to develop a preventative vaccine for a potentially deadly bacteria that causes pneumonia, blood poisoning and meningitis in children and affecting predominantly children in northern and Indigenous communities.

What is pneumonia? Symptoms of bacterial infection that affected Kim Kardashian's son

Kim Kardashian revealed her son Saint, 2, is back at home and recovering on Tuesday after being treated in hospital for pneumonia. The reality TV star praised the resiliency of Saint, and said that their “end of year was challenging”. Pneumonia is a type of acute respiratory infection, that affects the lungs. The lungs are […]

What is pneumonia? Symptoms of deadly condition affecting Jeremy Clarkson explained

Jeremy Clarkson, 57, was admitted to hospital in Majorca on Friday after falling ill while on holiday. He wrote on social media: “To keep you up to date, I’ll be out of action for quite some time apparently. “It’s really really annoying because I’ve never had one day off work since I started in 1978.” […]

This ‘tricorder kit’ could let you diagnose pneumonia at home someday

A seven-member team, including one emergency room doctor, won $ 2.6 million this week for their new tricorder-esque invention called the DxtER. The iPad-based system weighs less than five pounds and can diagnose 34 health conditions, including urinary tract infections, diabetes, stroke, sleep apnea, tuberculosis, and pneumonia. They created it for the XPrize Competition, which […]