A common mould has claimed the lives of two people, and left four others seriously ill. Here’s what you need to know.

DENVER -- The four-component meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (4CMenB; Bexsero) did not reduce gonorrhea incidence in ...

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

In early January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services removed the recommendation for universal vaccination against bacterial meningitis. The federal agency instead has moved this vaccine ...

Introduction Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an infection of the central nervous system that accounts for approximately 19% ...

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

Gold Coast University Hospital: After being discharged from the hospital following a bout of meningitis, Australian cricket great Damien Martyn shared a health update, saying he has started walking ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Why aren't meningococcal vaccines recommended for people over the age of 23? Are they assuming (wrongly) that most people have already received them or that most won't (again, probably ...

Deaths from a rare and dangerous bacterial infection could rise if fewer teens are vaccinated, doctors warn. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all adolescents get ...

A variety of vaccines in the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule help to protect kids against meningitis. Though rare, meningococcal disease -- caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis-- remains ...

(LANGHORNE, Pa.) -- A Pennsylvania high school student died from bacterial meningitis, according to the local school district. Ryan Duffy, 18, a senior at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, ...