For nearly twenty years, Olivia Story has been supported by the prosthetics team at the Cumberland Infirmary and is about to step into a new role as a mental health nurse, carrying her lived ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Andy Marso is only one person who almost lost their lives to the preventable disease.

Tuberculous meningitis is often lethal, and many survivors have disabilities despite antimicrobial treatment and adjunctive glucocorticoid therapy. Standard-dose rifampin has limited central nervous ...

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 ...

Lily McGarry, 23, says she’s “fortunate” there’s “lots of technology” as she faces life with no arms or legs Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in ...

A student’s “freshers’ flu” turned out to be deadly meningitis — and she had both legs amputated to save her life. Ketia Moponda, 19, arrived at university eight days before she was struck down 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 kidnapped child, a husband with a double life, a treacherous murder plot unraveled when the police arrive at the perfect time. Those are just a few of the classic storylines Lifetime movie fans ...

Your body's brain and spinal cord are surrounded by three layers of membranes known as the meninges. These protective membranes are vital for providing structural support, cushioning tissue, improving ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has today published its first-ever global guidelines for meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care, aiming to speed up detection, ensure timely treatment, and ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported the spread of the Cerebrospinal Meningitis outbreak to Kebbi, Sokoto, and Yobe States, with a total of 315 suspected cases as ...