Meningitis – Charm

Dr Sit Sou-chi attends the Medical Council hearing on Sunday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Doctor in long delayed hearing over blunder says he thought baby was choking

3 weeks ago02 mins

A Hong Kong doctor accused of a blunder that left a boy permanently disabled 16 years ago said he did not return to the hospital to examine the infant as he mistook the emergency for a choking case, the Medical Council heard on Sunday. Testifying for the first time at the hearing, Dr Sit Sou-chi…

Staff and students, some wearing masks, queue to receive antibiotics at the University of Kent at Canterbury after an outbreak of meningitis caused the deaths of two people (Getty)

Students queue in ‘Covid-esque’ scenes after two die in meningitis outbreak

Cs news2 months ago011 mins

A long line of students queued for antibiotics in “Covid-esque” scenes after two people died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was notified of 13 cases of the bacterial infection, invasive meningococcal disease, with signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia, in the Canterbury area between…