Don't just assume symptoms like nausea and vomiting are a stomach bug. It could also be this nightmare illness.

Nationally, respiratory illness is causing a moderate number of people to seek health care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Respiratory illnesses range from the common ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wisconsin health experts are seeing a consistent and continuing rise in strep throat infections, the latest respiratory disease to plague patients through the winter. Dr. Greg DeMuri, a pediatric ...

Social media is abuzz with claims that strep throat is on the rise and “wreaking havoc” in the United States, but Houston doctors say the uptick is typical for the start of respiratory disease season.

In new guidance, the Infectious Diseases Society of America suggested that clinicians use a scoring system to determine which ...

Following a tragic story out of Arizona where a 7-year-old girl had to have several amputations after she was diagnosed with strep throat (group A strep) earlier this month, many parents might be ...

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 ...

Having children means being exposed to nonstop illnesses. On average, young children get six to eight upper respiratory infections a year; in practical terms, that means a lot of missed school. One ...

State and local medical officials are warning people about a rise in cases of strep throat, following the deaths of two Illinois children after being diagnosed with a severe strain of the bacteria. A ...