Approximately 21% of meningococcal disease cases affect young people ages 11 to 24. Bacterial meningitis, a potentially fatal infection that causes the protective membranes of the brain and spine to ...

Thousands of people in the U.S. each year are affected by bacterial meningitis, which can be deadly. Newborns to grown adults can be impacted by the infection. Vaccines help prevent bacterial ...

Adam Gilchrist gives update on his friend and Australia teammate, as the former cricketer remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital ...

MENINGITIS is the inflammation of the lining around the brain and spine and can be very serious if not treated quickly. But people often mistake it for flu as many of the symptoms overlap. Some of the ...

The very word meningitis can strike fear into the hearts of many parents, especially as the condition can turn deadly so quickly. However, if caught early, the prognosis for children is actually very ...

Fresher's flu, Domino's-induced vitamin deficiency, some of the most brutal hangovers of your young life - getting ill at some point is a totally accepted part of student and young adult life. In most ...

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Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn has been placed in an induced coma in a Brisbane hospital after being diagnosed ...

Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn is showing positive signs of recovery after being hospitalised with meningitis and ...