When a sore throat turns into meningitis

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When a sore throat turns into meningitis

Bill Douglas

Bill Douglas

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Why don't all tertiary institutions require all students to be vaccinated against meningitis as part of their health and safety prerequisites? Bill Douglas asks

At a rate of 3.9 per 100,000 a general practice team might see meningococcal meningitis once every 20 to 30 years, writes Bill Douglas, yet it continues to destroy lives of patients and healthcare workers

The Health and Disability Commissioner’s office has released another determination on the difficulties in primary care of assessing, reviewing, diagno