The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned Nigerians of increased risks of Lassa fever, cerebrospinal meningitis and foodborne diseases during the festive season, urging ...

A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and ...

Thinking back, I can easily remember when cases of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) due to Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus), and Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

A simple combination of blood and urine tests may allow many infants with fevers (febrile) to safely avoid lumbar punctures (spinal taps), according to new findings from a major international study ...

After a spinal cord injury, cells in the brain and spinal cord change to cope with stress and repair tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, shows that this ...

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 ...

Ryan Duffy was 18 when he contracted Streptococcus Pneumoniae Meningitis. A Pennsylvania high school student died from bacterial meningitis, according to the local school district. Ryan Duffy, 18, a ...

LANGHORNE, Pa. (WPVI) -- A high school student in Bucks County died after contracting bacterial meningitis, according to the school district and county health department. Ryan Duffy, 18, became ill ...

A Bucks County high school student has died from bacterial meningitis, according to the county's Department of Health. The student went to Neshaminy High School in Middletown Township, Bucks County, ...

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 ...

This week marks the release of “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” the long-awaited sequel to 1984’s “This is Spinal Tap.” Directed, once again, by Rob Reiner, the sequel picks back up with its ...