A DEVASTATED mother has recalled the traumatic last hours of her four-year-old son’s life. Sammy Knowles, 40, described how ...

AT the age of 25, Alex Theodossiadis was finding his feet in the world as a DJ. But five years ago, Alex started experiencing ...

The infection is not acquired simply by being in the same room as an infected person. Yes. The small number of people who get meningitis or septicaemia normally develop symptoms within two to seven ...

It focuses on the speed with which meningitis and septicaemia, the blood poisoning form of the disease, can take hold. There are around 4,000 cases of meningitis in the UK each year with around ...

However, meningococcal group B (MenB)—responsible for the majority of meningitis and septicaemia cases in the UK—continues to be a public health concern. Meningitis is the inflammation of the ...

US regulators have approved a new meningitis vaccine developed by GSK, sparking cautious optimism for the sector in the wake of Donald Trump's election for a second term as President.

Southampton medical student Becca Heritage had a rare hand transplant after losing her right hand to meningitis.

Georgina Caetano’s health took an unexpected turn when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition of septicaemia caused by an undiagnosed chronic kidney infection. On the evening of ...

Due to an increase in the number of cases of meningitis, septicaemia and sepsis over the last few years, the requirements for a holiday visa to Saudi Arabia changed, in a surprise move earlier ...

It targets five major bacteria of Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD), a significant cause of meningitis and septicaemia. Up to one in six people who contract IMD die from the condition within 24 ...