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

Learn about severe head pain red flags that require emergency care. Recognize symptoms of life-threatening conditions like stroke or hemorrhage and when to seek help.

Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a serious central nervous system (CNS) infection primarily affecting immuno-compromised individuals, including cancer patients. Although rare in oncology populations, ...

Neonatal meningitis is inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord in newborns that happens during an infant’s first 28 days of life. It can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or ...

Lyme meningitis can happen when Lyme disease is left untreated. It can cause symptoms like severe headache, fever, and light sensitivity. Lyme meningitis can be treated with a course of antibiotics.

A recent outbreak of fungal meningitis cases in the U.S. has been tied to a single center in Matamoros, Mexico, where affected individuals received epidural anesthesia, according to a July report ...

Federal health officials said they've tracked down more than 90 percent of the roughly 14,000 people who may have received contaminated steroid shots, urging anyone with early symptoms of potentially ...

Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was a 12-year-old named Ansley "Payce" Chappell, a seventh grader who attended ...

Researchers are hopeful about the potential for antifungal use of compounds found in cannabis. "You could actually just get some CBD oil and then rub it on your skin to treat it," one researchers says ...

Brynn Carrigan’s headaches started in April 2024. Within a couple of weeks, she was debilitated. Her vomiting exacerbated the excruciating pain in her skull. She spent nearly every hour in bed with ...