ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The bacterial meningitis called meningococcal disease is officially being labeled as an outbreak in Florida. So far this year, there have been 44 confirmed cases, according to ...

A variety of vaccines in the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule help to protect kids against meningitis.

A student at Neshaminy High School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has died after contracting meningitis, Neshaminy School District officials said. Ryan Duffy, a senior at the high school, died Tuesday ...

A Neshaminy High School student has died after suddenly becoming ill with meningitis. Ryan Duffy was admitted to the intensive care unit at a hospital late last week, where he was diagnosed with ...

THE health coalition Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) has launched a renewed meningitis awareness campaign ahead of the observance of World Meningitis Day on Sunday. Meningitis occurs when ...

The committee voted for separate MMR and varicella vaccines for the first dose in toddlers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) ...

A CDC advisory panel voted Thursday to limit the availability of a combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella, the virus that causes chicken pox for children. The panel also delayed a ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares to sit at a table outfitted for a speaking session. Behind him are official flags depicting the seal of the US Department of Health and Human Services and a screen ...

A high-resolution ultrasound-based device demonstrated excellent accuracy in detecting elevated white blood cell (WBC) counts in cerebrospinal fluids, showing promise as a non-invasive screening tool ...