If you've ever woken up feeling down in the dumps with a slight tickle in your throat, you know strep throat may come to mind as a culprit. Although we’ve left winter behind, the public is still ...

Strep infections may be on the rise in the U.S., as they have been in the U.K., so it's important to know the signs and symptoms, especially in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This winter cases of strep have spiked among kids and spread rapidly in households and schools. The traditional way of confirming a case has been the dreaded swab, which ...

"My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody's." So declares Mary to Anne in "Persuasion," Jane Austen's 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as "just ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing RSV, croup, bronchiolitis and flu. The providers at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in York and Spring Grove are continuing ...

August will be here before we know it, and with August comes back-to-school season, fall sports teams beginning to practice and just maybe, a reprieve from the hot summer temperatures! The changing ...

Sore throat and strep throat infections occur more frequently during the fall and winter and tend to affect children more than adults. Both conditions have some similar symptoms, but it is important ...

August will be here before we know it, and with August comes back-to-school season, fall sports teams beginning to practice and, just maybe, a reprieve from the hot summer temperatures! The changing ...

An infectious disease study hopes to see faster and earlier diagnosis of strep A to prevent chronic diseases in high-risk ...

Strep throat is diagnosed by visiting a healthcare provider and getting a test done. A doctor will swab the back of your throat for a rapid strep test, which detects if there is a presence of the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. “Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a ...