What are the symptoms of meningitis and is there a vaccine?

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) can be found in many everyday items from cosmetics to raincoats and non-stick pans. They’ve also been found in food and water – and even in our bodies. But what exactly are they? And are they dangerous? Scientist Mark Miodownik explores. Made by BBC Ideas in partnership with the Royal…

11 AUGUST 2025 McLeod Health welcomes Chidinma Ejikeme, MD, and Kristen Herring, MD, to the medical staff. Dr. Ejikeme, a board certified pulmonologist and internist, joins the McLeod Pulmonary and Critical Care Seacoast team that includes Dr. Melissa Miara, Dr. Kevin Dineen, Dr. Abhijit Mahalingashetty, and Sara Lara, FNP-C, in providing comprehensive pulmonary and critical…

Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025. She was a student at Bournemouth University. Her parents later found out she wasn’t vaccinated against the strain she had – Meningitis B. Megan’s father Lee says it is important for parents to be aware the meningitis vaccinations that their children have…

Jessica LawrenceBBC News NI BBC Elaine Agnew has had her operation cancelled which she has been waiting nearly a year for “Significant” IT issues at services across the Southern Health Trust will continue into Thursday with the majority of planned surgery and out-patient hospital appointments being cancelled. A major incident is still ongoing at sites,…