Deaths from a rare and dangerous bacterial infection could rise if fewer teens are vaccinated, doctors warn. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all adolescents get ...

GSK has released a film as part of a meningitis B awareness campaign. The initiative from the pharmaceutical company, which manufactures a vaccine for the rare and serious disease, encourages parents ...

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, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dr. Diana Clements, ...

A popular and sporty teenager who made a "big impression" at her new university died within weeks of starting, after contracting meningitis. Meg Draper was 18 and had joined swimming and netball teams ...

After two students at Rutgers University were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis this month, University Health Services (UHS) sent an email on March 4 to the entire student body sharing information ...

It’s that time of year again: back to school. Along with helping your teen get back in the swing of things for school, there’s also the added pressure of making sure they are preparing for college. It ...

Every parent’s goal is to keep their child safe. As your kids grow older, though, it gets harder to do so when it comes to their health. For one thing, as teens head to college, they are more exposed ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved Trumenba, a vaccine against meningitis type B, for active immunization in 10- to 25-year-olds on Tuesday, according to a press release by Pfizer, the ...