DRINKING too much, eating properly, getting enough sleep and actually doing some work. They are things all parents of teens ...

A simple combination of blood and urine tests may allow many infants with fevers (febrile) to safely avoid lumbar punctures ...

Meg Draper was 18 and had joined swimming and netball teams, but died in October from meningococcal type B meningitis (MenB) ...

The array of vaccines that have become widely available to help protect kids against meningitis in recent decades has shifted the epidemiology of the disease. Perhaps the most stark change is evident ...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC warned of a sharp increase in cases of meningococcal disease in the U.S. More than 500 cases of this serious infection marked by inflammation of the ...

The brother of a 21-year-old who died after contracting meningitis is calling for people of university age "not to dismiss their illness as freshers' flu". Lucas Martin died on 12 September 2023 after ...

An outbreak of fungal meningitis cases in the US was traced to a single center in Matamoros, Mexico, where affected individuals received epidural anesthesia, according to a report from the CDC.

STORY DEVELOPS. WELL, SOME CHILDREN ACROSS OUR AREA ARE GETTING VERY SICK, EVEN DYING FROM MENINGITIS. IT HAS A GROWING NUMBER OF PARENTS CONCERNED. OUR PEYTON FURTADO IS LIVE WITH MORE ON HOW THIS IS ...

The human brain remains one of the most protected organs in the body, surrounded by layers of tissue and bathed in specialized fluid designed to prevent harmful substances from reaching this vital ...

Your body's brain and spinal cord are surrounded by three layers of membranes known as the meninges. These protective membranes are vital for providing structural support, cushioning tissue, improving ...