The Chicago Department of Public Health has issued a new alert after two people recently died from a form of meningitis, and ...

Andy Marso is only one person who almost lost their lives to the preventable disease. This new guidance puts an unbearable burden on parents and doctors. (Star file photo) There are very few diseases ...

A Phoenix man, Sergio Moreno Moran, required the amputation of his right arm after a wrist injury and subsequent surgery awakened a previously unknown, dormant case of Valley Fever in his body. The ...

Meghan Markle is reaching out to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, after reports that he underwent emergency leg amputation earlier this week. "I can confirm she has reached out to her father," a ...

The Duchess of Sussex has reached out to her father following emergency surgery to amputate his leg, her spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE Emma McIntyre/Getty; ITV/Shutterstock Meghan Markle has reached ...

The array of vaccines that have become widely available to help protect kids against meningitis in recent decades has shifted the epidemiology of the disease. Perhaps the most stark change is evident ...

A variety of vaccines in the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule help to protect kids against meningitis. Though rare, meningococcal disease -- caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis-- remains ...

Ryan Duffy was 18 when he contracted Streptococcus Pneumoniae Meningitis. A Pennsylvania high school student died from bacterial meningitis, according to the local school district. Ryan Duffy, 18, a ...

LANGHORNE, Pa. (WPVI) -- A high school student in Bucks County died after contracting bacterial meningitis, according to the school district and county health department. Ryan Duffy, 18, became ill ...