The meningococcal meningitis fatality rate is around 15% for teens and young adults, Marshall explained. And those who survive can lose limbs due to coagulation that cuts off the blood supply and can ...

Background Anti-C1q autoantibodies can disrupt normal complement function, contributing to the formation of pathogenic immune ...

A Bucks County high school student has died from bacterial meningitis, according to the county's Department of Health. The student went to Neshaminy High School in Middletown Township, Bucks County, ...

For pediatric patients with meningitis, course of treatment and overall prognosis are dependent on its cause. In cases of bacterial meningitis, treatment with antibiotics must start as soon as ...

Despite the availability of effective antibiotics, mortality and morbidity rates associated with bacterial meningitis are high. Studies in animals have shown that bacterial lysis, induced by treatment ...

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Merck and Eisai Provide Update on Phase 3 LEAP-012 Trial in Unresectable, Non-Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma ...

RAHWAY, N.J., October 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ...

An Isle of Wight woman, seven years on from her brother's sudden death from meningitis, has urged families and health professionals to keep the killer condition at the forefront of their minds.

An 18-year-old Neshaminy High School senior has died after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, according to the Bucks County Health Department and the school district. Ryan Duffy became ill ...