Influenza has officially reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with 7.3 percent of deaths last week caused by pneumonia and the flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who has been suffering from pneumonia, has cancelled a trip to Paraguay this weekend on her doctor's recommendation, her spokesman said.
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack following a bout of pneumonia, the Premier League club said today.
Portugal great Eusebio is recovering well from pneumonia and could be moved out of the intensive care unit by Saturday, an hospital official said.
Former Benfica and Portugal striker Eusebio is shaking off pneumonia and is likely to leave Lisbon's Luz hospital by the end of this week.
Former Portugal and Benfica striker Eusebio was back in hospital after a hypertension crisis but is expected to be discharged in the next two days, said Lisbon Luz hospital clinical directors.
British singer George Michael has cancelled his tour of Australia due to "major anxiety" brought on by his recent battle with severe pneumonia, he announced on his website.
British singer George Michael has postponed a series of concerts after falling ill with pneumonia, his website said today.
British singer George Michael's health is improving, doctors treating him in Vienna for pneumonia said in a statement today.
British singer George Michael was discharged from a Vienna hospital today after weeks of treatment for severe pneumonia, the Oesterreich newspaper reported.
Singer Gustavo Cerati, who has been in a coma for more than nine months due to a CVA, was transferred to a hospital last Saturday after he was diagnosed with pneumonia.
According to the family of the former frontman of Soda Stereo, Gustavo Cerati has been released from Los Arcos clinic and returned to the Alcla hospital, where he will continue with the rehabilitation process.
Ailing Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was back in the hospital with pneumonia, her spokesman told the press.