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

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has assembled nearly 200 stories and dozens of testimonials on the horrors of ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

Togolese authorities confirmed over the weekend a resurgence of new meningitis cases in the Dankpen district, located in the ...

A MAN was put into a coma and had his legs amputated after burning his thumb on a frying pan. Max Armstrong, 40, burnt ...

At first, much the same. But inevitably, dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.

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SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (Nasdaq: PCVX), a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company ...

While children under five, particularly those under two, are the most vulnerable, pneumococcal diseases also affect adults.

Merck , known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the ...

The medical expert continued to say that sepsis is more likely to occur with certain germs, such as meningitis, Group B strep in babies, and UTIs in the elderly. "Very small children, the elderly ...