A wave of bacterial meningitis has shaken southern England, raising fears of an outbreak on US soil. This week, Southern ...

The meningitis outbreak in Kent, in southeastern England, is caused by a bacterial infection and is therefore contagious, contrary to a misleading Facebook post that gained traction on X claiming ...

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There’s a virus you may have never heard of before that is estimated to infect up to 90 percent of people and lurks quietly in your cells for life—but if it becomes activated, it will destroy your ...

A teenage girl who sued over the hospital care she received after her birth has settled a High Court action for €850,000. The girl, who cannot be named by order of the court, has neurodevelopmental ...

VAPING could be to blame for Kent’s “explosive” meningitis outbreak experts revealed today, after two more cases were ...

While they may look like innocent, wide-eyed plush toys on social media, slow lorises hide a far more violent reality. New ...

WHEN Lily McGarry woke from a coma, everyone was telling her she was lucky to be alive. The keen swimmer and triathlete had completed a 10k run the day before meningitis struck and led to sepsis ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced the number of cases had increased by seven to 27 in its latest update today - ...

Health officials are racing to understand whether this dangerous variant of meningitis B has evolved in a way that allows it to spread more easily between people.