Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP) (Uncredited) NEW YORK – U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that ...

Pediatricians across the nation are seeing a rise in cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae, and in St. Joseph County teenagers are ...

all caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. These infections tend to be both more common and more severe in older adults, said Dr. Benjamin Singer, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at ...

Wednesday's recommendation comes as respiratory infections caused by the bacteria mycoplasma pneumoniae are rising across the U.S., especially in children, according to the CDC. That marks a ...

This electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention depicts two, round-shaped, Gram-positive, Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via ...