Meningitis
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One in 3 children diagnosed with bacterial meningitis will have long-term neurological disabilities: Study
Children who survive bacterial meningitis suffer hearing and vision loss, seizures and more.
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Spike in invasive meningococcal disease prompts warning from Manitoba health officials: What you need to know
Six Manitoban adults and two children were diagnosed with IMD — more than the province's annual average.
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Guitarist Jeff Beck, 78, dies 'suddenly' from bacterial meningitis — who's at risk?
The musician was known for redefining guitar music in the 1960s and pushing the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock.
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Molly Ringwald on watching her teen films as a mom of 3: 'I always sympathize with the parents'
The actress opens up about parenting, mental health and her new role as spokesperson for The 16 Vaccine.
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Woman shares harrowing battle with bacterial infection that caused her limbs to ‘literally decay in front of me’
Jamie Schanbaum thought she was coming down with the flu, not realizing she was in the throes of bacterial meningitis —
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Parents have an important message after 'beautiful, vibrant' daughter's tragic death in college
“All of a sudden, within two days, we lost her,” says Sara Stelzer's father.
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Parents of 5-year-old who died of meningitis pushing for awareness
Hannah and Jamie Smart received a settlement after their 5-year-old, who was misdiagnosed with having a stomach bug, died from meningitis. The parents of a young child who tragically died from meningitis after being misdiagnosed three times have been awarded a five-figure settlement — and now they want other parents to be aware of the symptoms of the infection. Hannah and Jamie Smart, from Bristol, U.K., stated that it “cripples them” knowing that their 5-year-old daughter, Kelsey, could have