That stiff feeling in your neck or a pounding headache after a long day is easy to dismiss. Most people do. But in rare cases, those everyday symptoms can be early signals of something far more ...

A partnership between the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a medical device startup could result in the creation of a rapid test for bacterial meningitis, according to a UAB News report.

Monkeypox. Dengue. Rabies. July has been filled with diseases, viruses and infections. Fortunately, most are not typically fatal. But Florida has had an outbreak of meningococcal disease, which the ...

Mastoiditis is a serious bacterial infection that affects the mastoid bone behind the ear. Without prompt treatment, mastoiditis can potentially lead to meningitis. Meningitis is a potentially life ...

A high-resolution ultrasound-based device demonstrated excellent accuracy in detecting elevated white blood cell (WBC) counts in cerebrospinal fluids, showing promise as a non-invasive screening tool ...

Meningitis is inflammation of the fluids surrounding the brain and spinal cord that usually develops due to an infection. Type C meningitis is a type of bacterial meningitis caused by the bacteria ...

Treatment for drug-induced aseptic meningitis (DIAM) is often as simple as having you stop taking the drug that caused it, but complications are possible. Meningitis is an inflammation of tissues that ...

Researchers at Amsterdam UMC have developed a new diagnostic test that can quickly and accurately diagnose bacterial meningitis. The test measures the CRP protein in cerebrospinal fluid, a protein ...