May 19, 2012

Bedford town manager dies of bacterial meningitis

BEDFORD – Town Manager Russell Marcoux, a Nashua native remembered for his years as alderman and with the Nashua Jaycees, died Thursday evening at Massachusetts General Hospital after being hospitalized with bacterial meningitis, Town Council Chairman Bill Dermody said. “The town has lost a very capable and pleasant town manager,” Dermody said. “We’re very disappointed, but it’s premature to say …

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Bedford town manager dies of bacterial meningitis

CU-Boulder student hospitalized with meningitis; first campus case in 5 years

A 21-year-old University of Colorado junior is in stable condition at Boulder Community Hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis, Boulder campus officials announced today.

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CU-Boulder student hospitalized with meningitis; first campus case in 5 years

Against long odds, child survived – Sun, 11 Sep 2011 PST

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash.

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Against long odds, child survived – Sun, 11 Sep 2011 PST

Omaha Woman Lucky To Be Alive After Meningitis Misdiagnosis

In July, a 10-year-old girl lost her life to bacterial meningitis after she was allegedly sent home from the hospital. Now, Channel 6 News has learned of another case of meningitis gone un-diagnosed for so long, it nearly took an Omaha woman’s life.

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Baby who beat meningitis twice: Double brush with death at four weeks old

George Keen, who was born last November at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, has lost the sight in his left eye and the hearing in his left ear as a result.

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Baby who beat meningitis twice: Double brush with death at four weeks old