Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Meningitis

Teens at risk of potentially fatal diseases tetanus, meningitis and diphtheria

New figures show vaccination rates in year 9 children have plunged, with 31 per cent not having key jab

Nottingham Post

Warning after sharp drop in children getting vital vaccines

Many children are now not protected against diseases including meningitis, polio, diphtheria and tetanus

Wales Online

Alarm as fewer young people protected against meningitis

A dip in vaccine coverage means more children are not protected against potentially deadly disease.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Woman dies after returning from holiday and telling parents she 'didn't feel right'

Bella Fidler, from Australia's Gold Coast, returned from a celebratory trip to Bali in Indonesia complaining of "flu-like symptoms" and told her parents she "didn't feel right" - later discovering that she had bacterial meningitis

Daily Mirror

Mum’s warning to parents after tiny mark on newborn turns out to be sign of deadly infection

Australian parenting group gives tips on how to check if blemishes are serious medical conditions

The Independent UK

Mum's urgent warning as baby's 'innocent' mark turns out to be sign of deadly condition

The new mum explained how she first noticed the small mark which failed to turn white when she applied pressure to the area - before being given a frightening diagnosis

Daily Mirror

Scotland's first deaf driving instructor using sign language to help hearing impaired learners

Kieran Cuthbert was left profoundly deaf after contracting meningitis as a baby.

Daily Record

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Warning as dangerous new virus found in England for the first time - here's the list of symptoms

Investigations are being carried

Nottingham Post

Dangerous new virus found in England for the first time - see list of symptoms

Tick borne encephalitis, which can cause meningitis, has recently had its first confirmed case in England, the UK Health Security Agency warned, as the virus was detected in a number of other areas too

Daily Mirror

Teenager to receive $7 million settlement in Canberra Hospital medical negligence case

A 17-year-old will receive a $7 million settlement from the Canberra Hospital as part of a medical negligence case over his diagnosis and treatment for pneumococcal meningitis and septicaemia when he was just three months old.

ABC News

The different types of childhood skin rashes and when to see a doctor

Most are not serious, but knowing when they might be is important

Wales Online

Childhood skin rashes and how parents can identify them

These are the signs and symptoms to look for

Liverpool Echo

Meningitis signs and symptoms as cases of potentially deadly illness on the rise

The charity Meningitis Now has urged people to be aware of the warning signs.

Daily Record

Warning as meningitis cases double - Signs and symptoms of potentially deadly disease

Leading charity Meningitis Now has warned people not to be complacent after meningitis cases doubled in a year. There is also increasing concern bout the number of fatal cases of meningitis occurring in adults over the past three months.

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Boy, 11, savagely bitten on the head by stray dog dies month after horror mauling

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGE An 11-year-old Jordanian boy has passed away after contracting meningitis from a dog bite in the city's capital Amman

Daily Record

Dozens of supporters step up to join Perth dad Alan Glynn on charity exercise and running challenges in 2023

A Perth dad with his heart set on raising awareness of meningitis has thanked his local sponsor JBC Joiners for helping support a series of forthcoming athletic challenges.

Daily Mirror

Health warning as deadly mosquito virus which can cause meningitis detected

Australia's health chief issued a public warning after encephalitis virus was detected at sites in flood-ravaged areas of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia

Liverpool Echo

Six early warning signs and symptoms of meningitis that you must know

The disease is an infection of the membrane protecting the brain and spinal cord caused by viruses

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Six early warning signs of meningitis you MUST know after huge rise in cases post-Covid

Meningitis cases are back on the rise following the lifting of lockdown restrictions after the pandemic - with musician Jeff Beck dying of the illness last month

Wales Online

Symptoms to watch for as cases of meningitis have more than doubled in a year

The figures indicate that nearly a third of MenB cases occurred in children under five

Reuters

Doctor accused of spreading deadly meningitis arrested in Mexico

Mexican police detained a medical doctor and two others on Tuesday, all implicated in causing a meningitis outbreak in northern Mexico, after a surge of local cases in recent months led to the death of at least 35 women.

The Independent UK

Meningitis outbreak in northern Mexico leaves 35 people dead

Health officials in Durango have recorded 79 cases in the last several months

Wales Online

Man dies of infection after complaining about ear ache

Gareth Rowlands, 50, contracted meningitis which left him with irreparable brain damage

Daily Mirror

'Fit and healthy' decorator's earache turned out to be infection that killed him

Doctors desperately tried to save Gareth Rowlands, 50, by placing him in an induced coma, but the damage to his brain was so severe that he was rendered 'incompatible with life'

Reuters

Death toll from mysterious meningitis outbreak in Mexico at 35

State officials in northern Mexico on Monday reported another death caused by a mysterious meningitis outbreak, bringing the total number of victims linked to the disease to 35.

1 … 13 14 15 16

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The UK Health Security Agency

188 stories

Meningitis Now

15 stories

the Canberra Hospital

11 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.