After plummeting during the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, strep throat infections skyrocketed in February 2023, according to a report from Epic Research, a health analytics firm. The rate of ...

That tickle in your throat could be much more than just a minor irritation. It could be the first signs of a streptococcal — or strep throat — infection, and if left unchecked, that little tickle ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in York and Spring Grove report strep throat and viral illness this week. This week, pediatricians at Penn State Health are seeing a lot of colds, allergies, bug ...

This news might be hard to swallow. Cases of Streptococcal A, better known as Strep A, are skyrocketing across Japan, according to the Japan Times. Last year there were 941 confirmed cases of ...

Erie-area pediatricians are seeing an increase in strep throat cases while also dealing with a chronic shortage of the best antibiotic to treat the common childhood infection. Cases have risen in ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across Central Pa. are seeing increased numbers of sports-related injuries as people are enjoying the warming weather. Some seasonal allergy symptoms are ...

Every year, tens of millions of Americans pay a visit to their primary care doctor hoping to get relief from unpleasant symptoms associated with an illness or infection. Some such symptoms include a ...

You or your kids may already been familiar with strep throat; I know I had to suffer through lots of throat swabs and pink liquid medicine as a kid. But the medication to treat it is in short supply ...

When everyone was wearing masks, washing their hands constantly, avoiding crowds and staying 6 feet apart, strep throat cases were uncommonly low. But then, so were cases of flu, RSV, the common cold ...

To accurately assess and diagnose this patient’s condition, the clinician needs to consider conditions that would cause exudative pharyngitis. The main 2 considerations with tonsillar exudate are ...

ST. LOUIS — Two children in Illinois have died from strep throat infections over the past month. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) warns more cases of "Group A" strep have been reported ...