'I feel so grateful to be alive,' Kent University meningitis survivor says Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 20, 2026 Annabelle Mackay, 21, has spoken to the BBC about her experience surviving meningitis. Read more
Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 20, 2026 UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials. Read more
I went to bed with a sore ear, meningitis put me in a coma Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 20, 2026 Mark McNamee did not know he had meningitis until he woke up in hospital after being in an induced coma. Read more
Woman with 'agonising' condition to 'give back' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 19, 2026 The Worcester woman says she wants endometriosis patients to be "met with a little extra comfort". Read more
Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private care, says watchdog Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 19, 2026 The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise. Read more
Why this 'unprecedented' outbreak isn't another Covid Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 19, 2026 Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid. Read more
Inside Health Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 18, 2026 James Gallagher examines the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent. Read more