Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

A meningitis test can diagnose meningitis, and help determine the cause of it. Tests may include a physical examination, blood tests and cultures, and imaging tests. Meningitis occurs when the ...

A meningitis rash results from an infection reaction that causes bleeding under the skin. This may look similar to pinpricks or bruises. The disease can be life threatening. If a person exhibits any ...

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 ...

Meningitis can be quickly spotted in babies with “great accuracy” thanks to a new non-invasive test. A study showed that it identified the potentially deadly infection in new-borns and infants with 94 ...

That slight fever and headache your child woke up with? Most of the time, it’s nothing serious. But sometimes, those seemingly innocent symptoms can be the first whispers of something far more ...