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Meningitis B: Your questions answered

BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B

'I feel so grateful to be alive,' Kent University meningitis survivor says

Annabelle Mackay, 21, has spoken to the BBC about her experience surviving meningitis.

Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients

UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.

I went to bed with a sore ear, meningitis put me in a coma

Mark McNamee did not know he had meningitis until he woke up in hospital after being in an induced coma.

Woman with 'agonising' condition to 'give back'

The Worcester woman says she wants endometriosis patients to be "met with a little extra comfort".

Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private care, says watchdog

The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise.