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According to a story from the Irish Examiner, young people in Ireland are encouraged to watch out for signs of meningitis following an abnormal cluster of fatalities and serious illness…
Happy Friday! The days are getting shorter and the first cooling winds of autumn have started to blow. This week, we have stories on Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness Month, a special…
At the end of July 2022, biotechnology company Biogen Inc. shared via news release some exciting updates in regards to its therapy tofersen, an investigational treatment for patients with…
The Powassan virus is extremely rare, however there have been cases of it in the United States. The disease is carried by ticks, but a recent article has pointed…
A recent article emphasized the importance of recognizing symptoms that may mean you have meningitis, including headaches. Meningitis Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and membranes (meninges) surrounding your…
Each year, there are an estimated 220,000 new cases of cryptococcal meningitis. Unfortunately, researchers hypothesize that this results in over 100,000 to 180,000 deaths; many of these are in those…
Rise is a nonprofit organization that gives support to the disabled. Its services include rides by Lyft, the popular ride-sharing company. The funds are then reimbursed by their riders’ Medicaid…
Chloe Goodman is no stranger to tough situations. As a model and reality TV star from MTV UK's Ex on the Beach, Chloe has certainly found herself in stressful environments. But…
It's likely that you've heard of meningitis before - it occurs when the membranes around the brain and spinal cord become inflamed. A number of sources can lead to this…
Continued from Part One With time my speech improved and eventually I could speak fluently again. I also worked with an occupational therapist who helped teach me how to…
Written by Lucy Scott The 9th of October 2014 would be a day I would never forget... but in actuality, I don’t remember that day nor the years before. Every…
A recent article in Science Daily reports that researchers at the Copenhagen and Lund Universities, using animal models, killed bacterial meningitis without the use of antibiotics. Estimates from the WHO…
Jon Aquino, a thirty-seven-year-old nurse, and his family were on vacation in New Jersey last August when he became seriously ill. Jon was immediately rushed to a Camden, New Jersey…
According to a recent article from UTHealth Houston, a five-year-old suffering from a severe case of spina bifida has brought together a number of doctors to give her the…
According to a recent article from CoventryLive, the nonprofit Meningitis Now is warning students and those going back to work to not make assumptions when they become ill. Students…
Tracey Shephard and her partner David Luffingham lost their daughter to meningitis and are now sharing their story as a warning to parents and medical professionals throughout England. The 11-year-old,…
A 15-year-old from Sydney, Australia has recently passed away after a battle with pneumococcal meningitis and a positive COVID-19 test. Osama Suduh was admitted to Sydney's Children's Hospital with a…
Molly Ringwald, the star of a number of classics from the 80's, is the spokesperson for the National Meningitis Foundation's new 16 Vaccines campaign. The campaign focuses on the second…
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