Pneumococcal pneumonia is a type of lung ... Fifty is also the age when the risk for comorbidities — conditions like diabetes, heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — increases.

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This is consistent with newer research I’ve seen, which suggests that the number of patients with severe cases of pneumococcal pneumonia rises at this age. Fifty is also the age when the risk for ...