The family of Jude Platts is raising money for a memorial to honor the “special little boy” after he died suddenly from a ...

Penn State College of Medicine is reporting on two cases of destructive infant meningitis linked to Paenibacillus infection, ...

The human brain remains one of the most protected organs in the body, surrounded by layers of tissue and bathed in specialized fluid designed to prevent harmful substances from reaching this vital ...

The most common causes of meningitis vary dramatically by age. Neisseria meningitidis, the bacteria that is the target of the meningitis vaccine, is most commonly found in adolesc ...

A student in the Columbus School District contracted bacterial meningitis over the weekend and is receiving treatment at a hospital, the district announced on social media Monday.

A new report in NEJM Evidence has highlighted two cases of destructive meningitis that occurred in infants. These cases were due to severe infections.. | Microbiology ...

Meningitis is a serious and potentially life-threatening disease that causes inflammation of the meninges the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord .