There is a decline in infant and teenage vaccination rates which is leaving youngsters vulnerable to the disease, UKHSA warns ...

Doctors told her parents she wasn't expected to survive past age 4, but a Nebraska woman born without cerebral hemispheres ...

Although the meningitis rash doesn't always appear and can vary greatly in appearance, it is one of the most recognisable signs of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia. UKHSA says "do not wait" ...

What began as a joyful first month quickly turned into a medical emergency for one local family, whose infant son is now ...

René van den Berg of Ontario, Canada, was hospitalized for 11 days after contracting West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne ...

Now, Potter-Cook said her husband was not declared brain-dead, but that he had suffered significant brain damage from the ...

Hiccups, scientifically known as singultus, are involuntary diaphragm contractions often triggered by eating or drinking.

Relly Ladner clutched her shin on the soccer field. At 17 years old, and training with her team, she was suddenly feeling a strange tingling sensation in her leg.

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have demonstrated that doxycycline, a commonly available and inexpensive antibiotic, can improve ...

A listeria outbreak traced to Nate's Fine Foods in Roseville has led to six deaths and 25 hospitalizations, prompting a ...

Communicable disease experts are advocating for steps to be taken to protect university students against meningococcal ...