The Latest Breaking News from Meningitis

A doctor who wrongly diagnosed a 19-month-old with gastro, days before he died of meningitis, has thought about the "error" every day since, an inquest heard.

A coroner is investigating the circumstances that led to a 19-month-old boy's death from meningitis after he was seen by multiple health professionals.

One in every three children with bacterial meningitis has irreparable neurological abnormalities as a result of the infection. Read further on Dynamite News:

Two types of baby formula are being recalled and it's thought more than 675,000 cans could be affected.

A VACCINE campaign has been launched following a drop in the number of young people opting for protection against serious diseases like meningitis.

10-year-old amputee exceeds fundraising goal by over 46 times through mountain climb

JSS Hospital in Mysuru conducted an awareness rally to promote adult immunisation for high-risk individuals. Vaccines are being administered to public, inpatients, outpatients, geriatric population, medical and dental students, high-risk category patients, alcoholics, etc. at a concessional rate to prevent infections like pneumonia, chicken pox and meningitis.

New research finds that the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in Southeast Asia are only 50% effective at treating sepsis and meningitis in newborns. It's a cause for global concern.

A study found that many common antibiotics were less than 50% effective at treating serious bacterial infections in children and newborn babies in the Asia-Pacific.