A variety of vaccines in the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule help to protect kids against meningitis. Though rare, meningococcal disease -- caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis-- remains ...

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers helped conduct an important new global health study that found ...

Thirteen years ago, my husband, Bob, and I lost the love of our lives. Our only child Ryan was 18, working toward a professional golfing career and looking forward to starting his first year of ...

A new vaccine designed to protect against meningitis, a highly contagious disease that could lead to disability and death, has been launched. The vaccine, Nimenrix, will be given as a single dose.