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Young Scots mum dies on New Year's Day after suffering from meningitis as tributes paid to 'amazing woman'

Bella McOuat, 24, who had been suffering from meningitis, was a passionate campaigner for those who had been in care.

Daily Record

Jeff Beck dies of bacterial meningitis – what you need to know about the disease

Influential English guitarist Jeff Beck, who rose to fame playing with the Yardbirds and later fronted the Jeff Beck Group, died on January 10 aged 78 after contracting bacterial meningitis.

The Conversation

Alex Jones reveals husband’s mental-health battle has left him a ‘shadow of himself’

The One Show presenter said she has watched her husband of seven years ‘fall apart’ after becoming seriously ill with Lyme Disease and viral meningitis

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Meningitis symptoms, signs and treatment following death of guitarist Jeff Beck

The rock legend passed this week after contracting the bacterial infection.

Daily Record

Meningitis signs and symptoms as Jeff Beck dies suddenly due to illness

Meningitis can cause sepsis and result in permanent damage to the brain or nerves

Liverpool Echo

Johnny Depp 'totally devastated' by Jeff Beck's death after 'visiting pal's bedside'

Johnny Depp is said to have been one of a number of rockstars to have visited guitarist Jeff Beck shortly before he died from bacterial meningitis

Daily Mirror

What is meningitis? The illness Jeff Beck contracted before his death

Dr Tom Nutt said Beck’s sudden death was a reminder about the ‘devastating’ disease.

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Classic rock guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck dies at 78

Guitarist Jeff Beck was among a wave of influential English guitar players in love with American blues. He died on Tuesday, January 10 after contracting bacterial meningitis.

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78

English guitar legend Jeff Beck, a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, has died at the age of 78. The cause appears to have been a sudden case of bacterial meningitis.

Tribune News Service

Legendary Grammy-winning guitarist Jeff Beck suddenly dies aged 78

Beck died after 'suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis'

Manchester Evening News

Newark mum whose premature baby boy caught meningitis makes bags to help parents in neonatal wards

'It's so nice just being able to help'

Nottingham Post

Surgeon’s hope for children needing new limbs 10 years after first UK hand transplant

Sepsis and meningitis victims ‘would greatly benefit’ says Prof Simon Kay

The Independent UK

Teen who contracted meningitis at just weeks old doesn't let it stop her partying

Eva now has additional needs but it doesn't stop her love of dancing and singing

Liverpool Echo

Girl, 16, dies from meningitis after spending up to 16 hours on hospital trolley

Aoife Johnston, 16, died of meningitis after waiting 16 hours on a trolley at University Hospital Limerick with the Department of Public Health Mid-West launching an investigation

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Irish Mirror

Taoiseach wants swift investigation to find if Clare teen's death from meningitis was preventable

Aoife Johnston died last week after being left on a trolley for 16 hours.

Daily Record

Lochmaben tot who was hospitalised twice within weeks of being born celebrates first Christmas

Grayson Thorburn battled two serious illnesses and went through a lumbar puncture before being diagnosed with viral meningitis

Manchester Evening News

Lidl customers told to not eat smoked salmon as products pulled from shelves days before Christmas over contamination fears

Lidl has warned shoppers not to eat any items from the list as they could cause potentially serious health issues

Irish Mirror

Close contacts being informed after teenage girl dies from meningitis in Co Clare

Tributes have been paid to the 16-year-old after her tragic death

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Dublin Live

Signs of meningitis to watch out for after Irish teenager dies from infection

Close contacts of the teenager are being identified and offered treatment

The National (Scotland)

Appeal for more living organ donors after woman's life transformed by stranger

A WOMAN who suffered acute kidney failure after contracting bacterial meningitis has had her life trans- formed by a transplant made possible by her…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow woman who lost legs to meningitis saved by mum's 'shared' kidney donation

Seyda Oates contracted meningitis before suffering kidney failure. Her life has now changed after her mum helped get her a kidney transplant through a 'shared' donation scheme.

Daily Record

Scot who lost legs to meningitis has life transformed by mum's 'shared' kidney donation

Seyda Oates contracted bacterial meningitis in 2019 and suffered acute kidney failure, which left her needing a double leg amputation to save her life.

Wales Online

School pupils diagnosed with meningitis as close contacts given antibiotics

Public Health Wales is working with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to offer antibiotics and vaccines to pupils in years 12 and 13 at Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School in Cardiff

Daily Mirror

Man wakes from coma with incredible new art skills he never had before brush with death

Moe Hunter, 38, has left doctors baffled after developing amazing new art skills since awaking from a coma that he entered while suffering from meningitis and tuberculosis

Edinburgh Live

Scottish teen loses hearing after emergency surgery to save his life

Ross Paterson, 15, from Dunblane, needed an operation immediately after a life-threatening skin growth was found in his ear, which is rare but if left untreated it leads to serious life-threatening complications, such as meningitis.

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