Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

Find out how vaccines and some commonsense steps like hand-washing can help protect you and your family from meningitis.

The meningitis vaccine is the best way to protect against serious, and life-threatening meningococcal conditions, such as meningitis. Most people can safely get the vaccine with no or minor side ...

Learn about the types of meningitis vaccines and when your child needs them.

This vaccine protects against pneumococcal infections, which are especially dangerous in children younger than 5 years old. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all ...

In recent weeks, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun to dismantle decades of vaccine safety ...

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be expected.

A single shot of gene therapy restored hearing in people born deaf, with most showing improvement within weeks and some ...

A 23-year-old US woman diagnosed with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH) was given the Tetanus, Pneumococcal, and Meningitis vaccines after which she suffered severe reactions making her ...

Reports of paralysis in teenagers — including an Arizona youth — who got the new meningitis vaccine are raising alarms about the shot's safety.

Alexis Lorenze was diagnosed with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria in January A 23-year-old Florida woman is facing a critical health crisis after a severe reaction to vaccines administered at ...

Here's why there are such a wide variety of symptoms associated with meningitis and why not every form of meningitis is contagious.