When you’re pregnant or caring for a baby, it can feel like there’s a new health worry around every corner and meningitis is one of those words that understandably stops parents in their tracks. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An emergency vaccination programme followed an outbreak in Kent [Reuters] A vaccination programme targeting one million teenagers ...

This week, Southern England was rocked by what health officials called an “explosive” wave of meningococcal meningitis infections that resulted in 11 “probable” and 20 confirmed cases, including two ...

Meningitis B outbreak in the U.K.: A medical expert explains what there is to know. Image credit: Carl Court/Getty Images An outbreak of meningitis B is currently dominating the news in the United ...

Over a dozen people are seriously unwell in hospital and two people have died from an outbreak of meningitis in the UK, according to reports from the UK Health Security Agency. It's believed that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two students from Kent have died, while several more are in hospital, after an outbreak of meningitis in the Canterbury area. The ...

Our expert guide to the disease, including the symptoms to watch out for, who is most at risk and how to protect yourself ...

Thousands of students in Kent have been offered antibiotics and the MenB vaccine Two people have died from meningitis in Kent, and another 18 people are confirmed to have the disease as part of an ...