DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Ever since I had my son, I tend to worry whenever he gets ill, so I try to educate myself on different viruses and autoimmune disorders. I recently came across encephalitis. What is ...

A rare and deadly mosquito-borne disease has been popping up again this summer: eastern equine encephalitis, a viral illness that causes brain swelling in severe cases and has claimed at least one ...

There’s so much to love about summer: long, sunny days, beach trips, laid-back vacations, and spending lots of time outside. But on the flipside, all that time outdoors can also mean sunburns, skinned ...

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following his health battle with viral encephalitis. Confirming his death in a social media post on Thursday, his wife Victoria Mary Clarke said in ...

Health authorities in the United States are issuing warnings and closing public parks due to a rare but potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease. This week, a resident of the US state of New ...

Brain Disease Encephalitis: The Silent Inflammation That Can Change Everything: By Aarushi Bose When the brain becomes inflamed, even simple functions can turn uncertain. Brain disease encephalitis ...

“My year of unraveling” is how a despairing Christy Morrill described nightmarish months when his immune system hijacked his brain. What’s called autoimmune encephalitis attacks the organ that makes ...

Dr Arun Shah explains why you should never eat litchi on an empty stomach. There are various serious health risks associated ...

Health authorities in the United States are issuing warnings and closing public parks due to a rare but potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease. This week, a resident of the US state of New ...