All the latest news and updates relating to childhood diseases and illnesses
WHEN tot Primrose, developed a high temperature and rashes last October, mum Charley Hocking knew something was amiss. But, after visiting the , she was reassu...
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CHLOE Wyman knew in her gut that something wasn’t quite right with her two-year-old son, who doctors had diagnosed with everything from constipation to teething...
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A MYSTERY disease has killed at least five people in Burundi. All the deaths occurred in the Mpanda district in the north of the country – close to the Democrat...
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AN INFLUENCER who documented her battle with an auto-inflammatory disease – so rare that it has not been named yet – has died aged 31. Rita Ephrem, a Brazilian...
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MYLA Lilly Broadey-Meears was like any typical 10-year-old girl; she loved Taylor Swift, cheerleading and shopping with her mum – and was nicknamed ‘Flump’, aft...
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Two-year-old Leni is described as a bundle of energy – a smiling toddler who loves to make people laugh., , Every new word she learns and every developmental...
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THE heartbroken dad of an 18-year-old girl who died from the deadly outbreak of meningitis in Kent has described his daughter’s tragic 12-hour demise. Juliette...
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HERO housemates who saved a law student when she was blinded and unable to walk due to meningitis have revealed how they feared their pal was half an hour from...
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THE MENINGITIS outbreak in Kent is a stark reminder of how serious the bug is, and how fast it can kill. After the death of two students, you may have questions...
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HEALTH leaders have today urged the NHS to offer a “vital” meningitis B vaccine to teenagers in a bid to stop the deadly outbreak spreading. Two students have t...
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AN “invasive” outbreak of the disease has left two dead in Canterbury, Kent, as officials race to curb the “fast-acting” strain responsible. An 18-year-old six...
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HEALTH officials are battling to stop deadly meningitis spreading across the country with fears the bug is already outside Kent. Two people have tragically died...
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