A seven-year-old boy who lost his hands and legs to meningococcal meningitis is back home after a five-month hospital stay during which he had 23 operations. Rugby player Luke Mortimer had his ...

In severe cases, meningitis can also lead to limb loss. If your meningitis rash spreads and blood vessel damage is extensive, ...

is recovering "brilliantly", his family say A fundraising drive for a seven-year-old boy who lost his hands and legs to meningococcal meningitis has topped more than £150,000. Rugby player Luke ...

A woman who lost her hearing to meningitis says it is important to ... People are losing their hearing, their limbs, their lives. We still need to be there for them," Ms Braithwaite said.

A 10-year-old quadruple amputee is set for a 656ft climb to raise money for other children with disabilities. Luke Mortimer says he is “determined” to summit Embsay Crag, in North Yorkshire ...

Nick Springer dominated the world of 'Murderball,' as wheelchair rugby is called. He died in 2021, but his life continues to ...

The NHS says you should 'trust your instincts' over a deadly infection which can be transmitted by sharing straws, here's how ...

A British girl has won a settlement of £39 million, or $48.3 million, after doctors amputated all her limbs following a ... These symptoms are "red flags for meningitis and sepsis," according ...

Children who are stricken with severe hearing loss are five times more likely to contract meningitis, according to a new study published in the March 2007 edition of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck ...

CHICAGO - Researchers have identified several risk factors that are associated with the development of hearing loss in children with bacterial meningitis, according to a study in the September ...