Cricket legend Damien Martyn is put into an induced coma as he fights the killer disease meningitis. Martyn was rushed to ...

Meg Draper joined the swimming and netball teams and was a popular figure in the student community A popular and sporty teenager who made a "big impression" at her new university died within weeks of ...

Health officials have urged parents to ensure their children are vaccinated following a spike in meningitis cases. In 2024/25, there were 378 cases of the serious bacterial infection invasive ...

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 ...

Meningitis, often mistaken for flu or dengue, poses a severe threat due to its rapid escalation and potential for permanent ...

Nuchal rigidity refers to neck stiffness caused by serious medical conditions such as bacterial meningitis. You probably don’t give your neck the credit it deserves. It’s easy to take for granted that ...

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Spinal infections are rare but can be deadly, so you need to get a proper diagnosis as soon as possible if you have spinal pain. Read on to learn more about what spinal infections are, the types of ...

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 ...

When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...