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Meningitis contributes to higher child mortality rates than estimated by the WHO, according to a new study. Meningitis contributes to higher child mortality rates than estimated by the WHO, according ...

One in three children who suffer from bacterial meningitis live with permanent neurological disabilities due to the infection. This is according to a new epidemiological study led by Karolinska ...

Meningitis – also known as swelling or inflammation of the brain and spinal cord tissues – makes children and teenagers more susceptible to this life-threatening infection. According to doctors, ...

Paediatricians have warned that untreated ear infections in children can progress into life-threatening complications, including meningitis, if not promptly diagnosed and properly treated. The child ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the early symptoms, management, and prognosis of community-acquired bacterial meningitis (CABM) to provide ...

“It’s scary and important to think about,” Elizabeth Murray, DO, MBA, pediatric emergency medicine doctor, tells SheKnows. However, thanks to modern medicine, “it’s not an overly common medical ...

That slight fever and headache your child woke up with? Most of the time, it’s nothing serious. But sometimes, those seemingly innocent symptoms can be the first whispers of something far more ...

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 ...

Meningitis contributes to higher child mortality rates than estimated by the WHO, according to a new study by the CHAMPS network and led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The ...