Science & Medicine
On Sunday, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s bout with pneumonia put this common, and commonly dangerous, infectious disease in the spotlight.
Sept. 12, 2016
Pneumonia, a plague of yesteryear, is a modern-day scourge as well.
Feb. 2, 1993
World & Nation
Puppeteer Jim Henson’s sudden death of pneumonia last week is a reminder that this usually benign disease, which strikes about 3 million Americans each year, can be fatal.
May 21, 1990
Booster Shots
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Jan. 6, 2009
The major types of pneumonia--a general term for several kinds of inflammation of the lungs--are bacterial pneumonia, viral pneumonia and mycoplasma pneumonia.
July 12, 1999
Heavy D’s cause of death still unknown: is obesity linked with pneumonia?
Nov. 9, 2011
Billy Graham improving; pneumonia a particular threat for the elderly
Dec. 2, 2011
Pneumonia vaccine may help limit swine flu deaths
Aug. 4, 2009
A team of medical experts investigating a spate of serious pneumonia cases among U.S. troops in Iraq and nearby nations has found no evidence that the illness spread from person to person, officials said Tuesday.
Aug. 6, 2003
Movies
Peter Mayhew, the actor who played popular “Star Wars” character Chewbacca, has been hospitalized with pneumonia, according to his Twitter account.
Jan. 19, 2015