A fourth Australian jurisdiction will provide free jabs to some teens for a rare but life-threatening disease as the push for ...

The 36-year-old mother-of-two had been rushed to hospital after being discovered unconscious.There, she was given 30 minutes ...

Co-authored by Distinguished Professor Nigel French and doctoral candidate Sarah Hannah Outbreaks of bacterial meningococcal disease in England and recent cases in students in New Zealand have raised ...

Parents and students in Weymouth have welcomed the rollout of antibiotics and vaccinations in the town after three students contracted meningitis. The cases were confirmed between 20 March and 15 ...

Antibiotics and vaccines are being offered to young people in school years 7 to 13 across the Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell areas of Dorset ...

Three cases of meningitis B have been confirmed in young people in Weymouth, Dorset, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said, adding that those affected are recovering well. Antibiotics and ...

A woman who lost both her hands after contracting meningitis when she was just 15 months old has opened up about her experience after two people died following an outbreak of the disease. Tilly Lockey ...

A case of bacterial meningitis in a Cork student has been confirmed by the Health and Safety Executive. The case, in the South West of the county, has no connection to the UK outbreak, the health ...

Pharmacists are calling for an urgent vaccine catch-up programme targeting students in response to a deadly outbreak of meningitis. A map that has been compiled for WalesOnline shows that most parts ...

WHEN Lily McGarry woke from a coma, everyone was telling her she was lucky to be alive. The keen swimmer and triathlete had completed a 10k run the day before meningitis struck and led to sepsis that ...

Students at the University of Kent in the U.K. are calling for a shutdown in light of an active meningitis outbreak. The demands follow multiple alerts from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) about ...