Doctors should be on the lookout for a particular kind of invasive strep infection in children that can result in so-called "flesh-eating" disease and organ failure, according to health officials.

Preseptal cellulitis is an infection of the eyelid and the skin around the eyeball. It typically affects children and causes symptoms such as swelling, pain, and redness around the eye. The condition ...

Dealing with ear infections in young children can be a difficult part of parenting. It’s a fact that Dr. Kathryn Halyko, a pediatrician at UnityPoint Clinic Pediatrics Cedar Rapids, knows firsthand, ...

As masking and social distancing mandates across the country lifted with the rise in COVID-19 vaccines this spring and summer, other respiratory viruses, such as rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial ...

Since September, complications from strep A infections have led to the deaths of 21 children in the UK. Now, public health officials in the US are concerned after two strep A-related deaths were ...

Cellulitis may have different symptoms depending on the type of bacteria involved and where on your body it affects. These factors may influence which antibiotics a doctor prescribes to treat ...