Conditions

Itching in the genital area that looks like thrush and is not – and the question of which tablet is allowed in …

An illness nobody sees any more – and one that returned the moment a population lost its protection.

An illness that has vanished – and one that shows why the vaccination appointments of the first year of life should not …

A positive result in the mother remains almost without consequence for the baby – if the right thing happens in the …

Almost everyone is infected, and almost every infection heals by itself.

The most contagious pathogen there is – and not vaccinable during pregnancy. What has to have happened beforehand.

The most important step against meningitis in a newborn is taken at the gynaecologist: the swab before the birth.

A headache can become an emergency within hours. The early signs are not the ones you would expect.

The commonest worry about mumps concerns fertility – and for women it is almost always unfounded. What counts instead.

When a pneumococcal vaccination becomes an issue for women – and why breathlessness in pregnancy allows a dangerous …

The only illness in the immunisation schedule close to worldwide eradication – and the one where letting up now would …

The first decision about vaccination of all – and it comes six weeks after the birth.

Harmless for adults, one of the most dangerous infections for an unborn child in the first weeks.

The organism lives in the soil and stays there. Which is why no herd immunity protects you here – only your own …

A stubborn cough for adults, life-threatening for a newborn. Why vaccination is given in pregnancy – and why in every …