If your child suddenly complains of a headache and nausea and has a fever, there's any number of conditions or illnesses that could be contributing to that. But if your child complains of a stiff neck ...

Experts who spoke with MedPage Today also pointed to the impact of pneumococcal vaccines. Though a vaccine for adults was ...

A new vaccine from Pfizer has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as the first shot of its kind to address multiple strains of meningococcal disease, the company said Oct. 20. After ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a study of Danish children suggest that hearing loss greatly increases the risk of meningitis. Therefore, parents of children with hearing loss should ...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC warned of a sharp increase in cases of meningococcal disease in the U.S. More than 500 cases of this serious infection marked by inflammation of the ...

A vaccine to prevent meningitis in children as young as 10 has been federally approved. But at a cost of about $150, doctors said parents need to weigh the cost and possible side effects against the ...

Meg Draper was 18 and had joined swimming and netball teams, but died in October from meningococcal type B meningitis (MenB) ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rise in illnesses caused by a bacterial infection among children in Minnesota, including a fatal case of meningitis, may stem from a shortage of vaccine for the HiB bacteria, ...

One in three children who suffer from bacterial meningitis live with permanent neurological disabilities due to the infection. One in three children who suffer from bacterial meningitis live with ...

As a mother who lost my son, and as a survivor of bacterial meningitis, we know too well the devastating toll this disease can take and how quickly it can strike, and how permanently it can alter ...

A MUTANT cold-like virus that has been linked to paralysis in children and sudden infant death syndrome may be spreading ...