Health officials have urged parents to ensure their children are vaccinated following a spike in meningitis cases. In 2024/25, there were 378 cases of the serious bacterial infection invasive ...

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The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has said it is "monitoring the situation closely" after two students at the University of Brighton were taken to hospital with meningitis. The government ...

A vaccine against meningococcal disease or any other disease works by generating an immune response in the body against some kind of pathogen—a virus, bacterium, or some other agent that causes the ...

Families who have lost loved ones to meningitis will gather for a moving Christmas concert next month at Gloucester Cathedral, where personal dedications and heartfelt carols will take centre stage.