Meningitis B is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation around the brain and spinal cord. Without early treatment, it can lead to serious complications. Meningitis B is a rare but serious ...

The meningitis B vaccine is a shot that’s designed to protect you from developing this illness. Meningitis B is a serious bacterial infection that affects the lining of your brain and spinal cord. It ...

Experts who spoke with MedPage Today also pointed to the impact of pneumococcal vaccines. Though a vaccine for adults was available decades earlier, the turn of the century brought one for kids that ...

Meningococcal meningitis is a type of meningococcal disease.1 Meningococcal disease is a very serious, contagious infection caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis)—also known ...

Keeping your kids safe and healthy is your first priority as a parent. (Entertained, moderately clean, and polite are more like “nice to haves” in comparison.) That goal doesn’t go away when your kids ...

At 18, Sara Stelzer was in the prime of her life — a college freshman excited for her classes and being part of a sorority at San Diego State University — when she suddenly became very ill. She called ...

While Meningitis B is not necessarily a new threat to the health of college students, it is still a relevant illness that UA’s Campus Health Service employees think should be addressed. “When we’re ...

Parents, take note! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine committee has expanded its recommendation for immunization against meningitis B, a rare but potentially deadly strain of ...

As mothers who have both lost a child, we often say we’re in a club we want no one else to ever join. We started individual foundations and the Meningitis B Action Project after we each lost a young, ...

Meningitis B is a serogroup of meningitis that occurs as a result of the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. It is one of the most common serogroups of meningitis in the United States, Europe, and ...