A DEVASTATING virus that ‘takes hold in hours’ has risen in the UK, health chiefs have warned. Cases of meningococcal disease ...

NEWARK (WABC) -- Health officials in Newark met with parents Tuesday hoping to ease fears after a student died of a suspected case of bacterial meningitis, but a change in information may do more to ...

LOWER TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A 5-year-old has died of bacterial meningitis in Cape May County. Lilyana Fernandez was preparing to begin kindergarten at the Douglas Memorial School in Lower Township when ...

Meningitis can cause life-threatening sepsis and result in permanent damage to the brain or nerves if not treated quickly ...

A locum doctor allegedly failed to refer a three-week-old boy, who was later diagnosed with viral meningitis, to an emergency ...

The NHS is currently trialling a rapid blood test designed to diagnose life-threatening conditions such as sepsis and ...

Nearly half of children with CABM experienced adverse outcomes including hearing impairment, neurologic sequelae, and death.

For parents, it can be hard to know when a child’s winter illness is something more serious. Sepsis, a life threatening illness which can be particularly hard to spot, can cause kids to have symptoms ...

Infants and young adults most at risk from serious disease. Children and young adults, particularly university students, remain at risk from ...

London: Children and young adults, particularly university students, face an increased risk of meningococcal meningitis and ...

The intern’s hand had a slight tremor as the needle neared the 12-month-old’s spine. It was midnight, in a quiet corner of a busy pediatric ward. “Baby T” was being held still by the intern’s teacher, ...