Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into ...

“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 ...

As colder weather blows in, changes in temperature mean it's the season of sore throats. But not all sore throats are made equal — some are caused by viruses while others are caused by bacteria. Such ...

Cases of invasive group A strep infections, which can cause severe illness and be deadly, remain elevated in some parts of the country, officials warned Wednesday. In a statement to ABC News, the ...

A common strep throat infection can trigger guttate psoriasis by altering the behavior of key immune cells, according to a ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing viral upper respiratory infections and RSV. They say parents and caregivers ...

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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 ...

After a late-2022 surge in invasive strep A infections left at least two children in the U.S. dead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say it has pinpointed the likely cause of the ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics reports rsv, flu and viral upper respiratory infections this week. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics is reporting a big surge ...

A 15-year-old British teen who suffered from strep throat in June has since developed a rare psychiatric condition that causes involuntary outbursts and tics. “When it happens it’s like he’s been ...