Rachel Futterman

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Banana trader and former Maguindanao town mayor Ibrahim "Toto" Paglas III succumbed to bacterial meningitis at a hospital here at 2:15 p.m. Thursday, leaving behind his flourishing multi-million-peso business in his hometown of Datu Paglas.  

The UK's longest established meningitis charity - the Meningitis Trust - is offering a helping hand to anyone facing the daunting experience of leaving hospital after meningitis and associated meningococcal septicaemia.  

Dr. John Jenkins will never forget the day he realized "what a horrible thing" meningitis can be.  

A recent Barron Collier High School graduate has mobilized his fellow St. Paul’s Episcopal Church members to help ease an increasing demand for food assistance in Collier County. Sean O’Connor, now a sophomore at the University of South Florida, loaded 67 paper grocery bags brimming with food...  

South Dakota's health department is advising parents to have their children vaccinated against meningitis. Meningococcal disease is an inflammation of the tissues covering the brain and spinal cord caused by infection with bacteria. Meningitis vaccination routinely is recommended for kids ages 11...  

Isle students heading to college for their freshman year are advised to be vaccinated for meningococcal meningitis, a contagious disease that spreads rapidly.  

A Louisiana State University senior died Wednesday from meningitis, school officials said.  

By Siobhan Ryan » A woman struck down by meningitis is warning others to be aware of its signs and symptoms. Carol West is still in agony four years after ...  

South Dakota's health department is advising parents to have their children vaccinated against meningitis.  

CHAMPAIGN – Back-to-school shopping for a student bound for middle school, high school or college? Don't forget to add a meningitis shot to your list, if your child hasn't already had one. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccination against the potentially deadly or...  

With the start of the fall semester only weeks away, the announcement Thursday of a meningitis death at LSU brings into focus the importance of taking preventative measures against the disease.  

A British scientist who fought for three years to get some answers after losing her limbs to meningitis while working in New Zealand has finally received an apology  

Parents are told to be vigilant after a small cluster of bacterial meningitis in a Cornish town.  

University officials say a LSU student, who is not yet being identified, has died of meningitis. In a campus e-mail, interim Chancellor William Jenkins said ...  

University officials say an LSU student has died of meningitis. In a campus e-mail, interim Chancellor William Jenkins said there is no threat of an outbreak because the student lived off campus and was not ...