Students are being warned about the symptoms of meningitis after the deaths of two people in Kent.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was notified of 13 cases with signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia ...

News of the outbreak has left worried students and parents scrambling for answers about their own risk, whether more people could fall ill and the warning signs to watch for.

“Risk to those in the Kent area is low although this is a community outbreak so there is a small risk; I suspect in the older teenage and student groups. Under 5s are most at risk to becoming ...

Meningitis, particularly bacterial meningitis, can be deadly if left untreated: according to the World Health Organization, around one in six people affected by this type of meningitis die, and ...

A vaccine that is usually given to prevent shingles may have another surprising benefit. New research suggests that it might also help slow the aging process in older adults. Scientists from the USC ...

Campaigners are calling for wider use of the MenB vaccine after a deadly meningitis outbreak in Kent claimed the lives of a school pupil and a university student and left health officials racing to ...

Meningitis outbreak latest: Kent university cancels in-person exams as school pays tribute to pupil - UKHSA says 13 cases of disease confirmed in Canterbury area over weekend ...

A federal work group says Covid vaccine injuries deserve urgent attention, even as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Meg McKay, 20, filmed promotional videos for Club Chemistry in Canterbury on Saturday, just one day before two people died from an 'invasive' strain of meningitis ...

A meningitis outbreak said to be linked to a nightclub has killed two young people and left 11 others seriously ill. The victims, who have not been named, are thought to be aged between 17 and 21.