Professor Sue Astley Theodossiadis has published the final messages and calls sent and made by her 25-year-old son Alex who died after contracting meningitis five years ago.

How many times were you told not to scratch an itchy rash when you were a kid because you’d only make it worse? Well, it turns out that advice was actually correct and now we know why, according to a ...

The harrowing final messages of 25-year-old DJ Alex Theodossiadis before he died from meningitis have been revealed by his ...

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

New research published in the journal Science uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal ...

Mobile County Health Officer Dr. Kevin Michael said the meningococcal disease can cause meningitis or a severe blood ...

The death of a young man to bacterial meningitis has resulted in the launch and eventual rollout of a teaching resource in a ...

Some types of meningitis are contagious. You can get it from respiratory droplets in close contact with someone. Learn about ...

Miliaria rubra is a type of heat rash or prickly heat that happens when ... This is known as miliaria pustulosa, and it may indicate a bacterial infection. When you sweat more than usual, your ...

due to low bacterial load, conventional bacteriological tests show limited sensitivity (3, 4). Enhancing sensitivity remains a major research focus. (іі) Metabolomics: Li et al. (44) identified 25 ...