A simple combination of blood and urine tests may allow many infants with fevers (febrile) to safely avoid lumbar punctures (spinal taps), according to new findings from a major international study ...

Febrile infants younger than 28 days old are routinely evaluated for invasive bacterial infections such as bacterial meningitis because their early symptoms can be subtle. Most hospitals automatically ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — This week in 12 Health, Shannon Hegy spoke with Robert Cooper, CEO of Smoltap, a company that makes a “positioning stabilizer” for infant spinal taps. Spinal tap procedures ...

Jan. 29, 2007— -- I could never forget what happened when I was 8 years old. It's been nearly 10 years, and I'm still scared when I realize how close I was to facing my own death. I hope I never ...