Author: Rebecca A. Drummond, Professor, Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham

Tunatura/Shutterstock.com An outbreak of invasive bacterial meningitis at the University of Kent has left two people dead and 11 seriously ill in hospital, prompting the UK Health Security Agency to distribute antibiotics to students in the Canterbury area. Here’s what you need to know about the disease and how to protect yourself. What is meningitis? […]

The “gut microbiome” has become a popular health term in recent years. It’s easy to see why, with an abundance of research showing how important the trillions of microbes living in our gut are for health. But what many people might not realise is that the microbiome doesn’t only contain bacteria. It also contains other […]