Trial Design Finalized in Consultation and Alignment with U.S. Food and Drug Administration Study Designed to Establish a New Standard for Adult ...

Experts who spoke with MedPage Today also pointed to the impact of pneumococcal vaccines. Though a vaccine for adults was available decades earlier, the turn of the century brought one for kids that ...

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

HOUSTON — A 53-year-old inmate at the Harris County Jail died at a local hospital after contracting bacterial meningitis, prompting quarantine measures and a contact tracing effort by public health ...

An inmate died Thursday at the Harris County Jail after contracting bacterial meningitis, a life-threatening infection, according to the sheriff’s office. The 53-year-old man, who was not identified ...

Pneumonia is one of the world’s deadliest yet most preventable infectious diseases. Every year, it claims the lives of over one lakh children under the age of five in India, more than any other single ...

A 53-year-old Harris County Jail inmate died Thursday after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. A news release from the sheriff’s office, which ...

Pneumonia is a disease that burdens the health care system with more than 1.2 million emergency room visits each year and ...

Brain fever, a term for serious infections causing brain inflammation like meningitis and encephalitis, can lead to severe ...

Wednesday marks World Pneumonia Day, raising awareness about pneumococcal disease, which can lead to pneumonia, meningitis and bloodstream infections. Dr. Marla Shapiro, a family physician, discusses ...

Children in Guatemala who received a common vaccine that helps prevent pneumonia were less likely to carry ...

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil/Motrin) can be used to treat a fever, depending on the child’s age. Ibuprofen ...