WHEN Lily McGarry woke from a coma, everyone was telling her she was lucky to be alive. The keen swimmer and triathlete had completed a 10k run the day before meningitis struck and led to sepsis ...

The rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in the US has health authorities on alert.

Cases of HMPV are skyrocketing across the U.S. The respiratory virus causes symptoms such as cough, fever, nasal congestion, ...

Meningitis symptoms resemble flu, migraines, and stomach bugs but escalate quickly, requiring urgent medical attention.

Our expert guide to the disease, including the symptoms to watch out for, who is most at risk and how to protect yourself ...

In some cases, delaying the age children get an infection for the first time is beneficial, such as for RSV, the cause of bronchiolitis. For others, earlier infection or vaccination (such as for ...

Two people from the University of Kent have died, while several more are in hospital, after an outbreak of meningitis in the ...

Meningitis B has been identified as the strain behind the Kent outbreak, but what are the symptoms and who is at risk?

For parents up and down the country news that two young people have died and 11 others are seriously ill after contracting ...

MEG DRAPER and Aaron Mills never met, yet their lives were cut short in the same, heartbreaking way. Both 18, they were ...

Huge queues have formed for antibiotics after an outbreak of meningitis in Kent (Picture: PA) Two people in Kent have died following an outbreak of an ‘invasive’ strain of meningitis. Both victims are ...

While the specific strain still remain unidentified, the outbreak of a rare form of invasive meningitis has plagued the University of Kent in the UK. Here's how officials are responding and advising ...