Nicholas Wood receives funding from the NHMRC. The CHildren's Hospital at Westmead has had GSK support for investigator-initiated studies in the past. As a medical researcher and parent of two ...

The peak season for meningococcal outbreak is upon us. And health authorities are warning the public to take precautions to prevent catching it. Here's how. The peak season for meningococcal outbreak– ...

A student almost died when she became severely ill just days after arriving at university. Ketia Moponda, from Wolverhampton, was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia and underwent amputations to ...

Dion Hodder died aged 16 on October 20, 2018, from meningococcal septicaemia due to having meningitis. Photo / Meningitis Foundation New Zealand A mother whose teenage son died suddenly from ...

A concert is set to be held in memory of a young Cleland boy who died following a harrowing four-week struggle with meningococcal septicaemia. Caden Beggan died on November 2012, at the age of just ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a new warning as new figures reported a rise in cases of a disease that can "take hold in a matter of hours". Children and young adults, particularly ...

In a retrospective epidemiological study, 293 meningococcal disease patients hospitalized during 1985-2002, were examined for fatality and risk factors related to death. The overall case fatality rate ...