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One in every three children with bacterial meningitis has irreparable neurological abnormalities as a result of the infection. Read further on Dynamite News:

Two types of baby formula are being recalled and it's thought more than 675,000 cans could be affected.

A VACCINE campaign has been launched following a drop in the number of young people opting for protection against serious diseases like meningitis.

10-year-old amputee exceeds fundraising goal by over 46 times through mountain climb

JSS Hospital in Mysuru conducted an awareness rally to promote adult immunisation for high-risk individuals. Vaccines are being administered to public, inpatients, outpatients, geriatric population, medical and dental students, high-risk category patients, alcoholics, etc. at a concessional rate to prevent infections like pneumonia, chicken pox and meningitis.

New research finds that the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in Southeast Asia are only 50% effective at treating sepsis and meningitis in newborns. It's a cause for global concern.

A study found that many common antibiotics were less than 50% effective at treating serious bacterial infections in children and newborn babies in the Asia-Pacific.

A thunderclap headache can be a warning sign of a life-threatening condition including severely high blood pressure, bleeding in the brain or bacterial meningitis.

GBS can be fatal for babies but the NHS does not offer routine screening for mothers

For Ludovic Peze, November this year will serve as a solemn reminder of a time when the French-Mauritian’s life hung in the balance as it marks a decade since he contracted meningitis.

'I was given a less than 5 per cent chance of survival.'