While one of the symptoms of strep throat might be a sore throat, the cause behind it is much different; while your average ...

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 ...

The recommendations aim to reduce unnecessary ‘cumbersome’ testing and improve antibiotic stewardship in sore throat ...

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 ...

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 ...

Strep A is a type of bacteria that causes strep throat, but it can also lead to more serious infections. (Getty Images) Strep A has been making headlines in the U.S. and Europe after the United ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing a flu cases, hand, foot and mouth, viral upper respiratory infections with cough and croup. Providers there say parents should be especially vigilant as ...

(NEXSTAR) – As the U.S. continues to see high levels of three viral infections – COVID-19, influenza, and RSV – there’s growing concern over a bacteria that can cause serious illness, especially in ...

Strep infections have persisted at high levels so far this spring, even compared to pre-pandemic years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said unpublished data from its national ...

Altaris MedTech, a U of A student startup developing an innovative pain-free strep test, won first place and $10,000 at the 2025 SEC Student Pitch Competition, held at Vanderbilt University.

Anastasia's research is funded by a Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship (2020-2024). Her work was previously funded by a National Institute of Health and Care Research ...

The Stockton Animal Shelter has closed for two weeks after the discovery of a highly contagious and often fatal disease for ...