A Northland teenager who suffered from meningitis has defied the odds by recovering to the point where he can walk and express himself, when doctors had previously warned he might be left unable to ...

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 ...

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

bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified), which may have led to the underestimation of the number of cases of CAP caused by pneumococcus. Another study conducted in three health facilities in ...

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"As a resident, I cared for a young, unvaccinated child admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with life-threatening Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. This devastating illness ...

Healthcare providers, public health officials and policymakers need to develop a greater understanding of the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in elderly adults. In addition to ...

The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) is currently recommended for older adults and high-risk subjects, including patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.

and meningitis," said Vaxcyte's chief operating officer, Jim Wassil. VAX-31 has the potential to be "a best-in-class pneumococcal vaccine capable of raising the bar for immunogenicity standards ...