Nothing about meningitis is fair. In mere moments it can devastate lives and destroy families. It can take away dreams and shatter plans. These factors make marking my 20th year…
In September 2023, the Virginia Department of Health announced that five people across the state died from a rare, serious, and somewhat unusual strain of meningococcal disease. Now, reports Brenda…
Bacterial meningitis is a serious bacterial infection affecting the meninges (the membranes around the spinal cord and brain). The membranes then swell and press on the spinal cord and…
According to a story from UN News, the World Health Organization (WHO), in conjunction with partners, has initiated a new vaccination campaign targeting meningitis in Africa. This is part of…
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…
A parent never wants their child to endure a medical issue, much less one as serious as bacterial meningitis. Unfortunately, Jay Aston - a singer from Bucks Fizz - has…
The CDC has published a warning concerning a rare disease called meningococcal disease spreading in Florida. So far in 2022, the number of documented cases has surpassed the five year…
When news of a bacterial meningitis outbreak spreads, you may hear the phrase "cluster." When referencing a small cluster, it refers to a smaller group of people, often in a…
A tragedy in Deer Creek, Oklahoma has pushed bacterial meningitis into the spotlight after it claimed the life of Nathan Rogalski. Nathan, who was a star athlete within his community,…
The World Health Organization has recently declared that they will beat meningitis by 2030 by assisting countries in mitigating its spread and minimizing the effects of the disease itself. They…
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 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,…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
Bacterial meningitis is a severe condition that is linked to high mortality. Unfortunately, newborns are much more susceptible to bacterial meningitis. In fact, this infection occurs more than 30 times…
If you could be vaccinated against serious conditions via nose drops, would you take that option? Well, it could one day be a possibility. According to New Atlas, scientists from…
As reported in News Wise, in Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic, one patient’s unlikely success story led researchers to conclude that a balance of…
Bacterial meningitis is a severe bacterial infection that results in inflammation in the brain. Medical professionals are still trying to fully understand this condition, especially how it interacts with the…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
According to Medical Xpress, a team of researchers from The Wenner-Gren Institute at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital has conducted a study that investigates neuronal death in…
According to a video from khou.com, the recent death of a five year old boy in the Houston area from bacterial meningitis has prompted the release of a guideline video…
According to a story from the Houston Chronicle, a five year old boy named Myles Cheatham was admitted to the Spring Clinic two days after experiencing symptoms of what was…
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