Strep is a throat infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. It usually goes away in a short amount of time with treatment, though some people experience recurrent strep infections. Both ...

While a sore throat can be a side effect of many other illnesses, it's the most telling symptom of strep throat - contributing to more than 5 million physician visits a year in the United States ...

Tonsillitis is a condition that occurs when the tonsils become infected, says Dr. James Clark, the co-director of the Johns ...

Extremists in Nigeria s Borno State, believed to be from Boko Haram, have beheaded four abducted individuals, including at ...

In late 2023, the 42-year-old lawyer learned she needed surgery to treat an unidentified and increasingly worrisome pelvic ...

Health officials say parents should be aware of an infection called strep A, after children in the UK died from it. Since Covid restrictions eased, there are more opportunities for infections like ...

The clearest advantage of cephalosporins is for patients in whom eradication of the organism is critical: those with frequent, recurrent, or complicated GAS infections. Casey JR and Pichichero ME.

A bacterial infection like strep throat usually causes guttate psoriasis, while plaque psoriasis can occur as a result of many triggers including genetics. If you or your child has guttate ...

Nevaeh Crain was crying in pain, too weak to walk, blood staining her thighs. Feverish and vomiting the day of her baby shower, the 18-year-old had gone to two different emergency rooms within 12 ...

A mother is warning other parents to be aware of the symptoms of Strep A infections after both her daughters came down with the disease. Joanne Jones, from Llandudno, Conwy county, initially ...

A 12-year-old girl who died in hospital after contracting strep A had been taken home from an overcrowded A&E as she had to sit on the floor, an inquest heard. Taleeya Nadia Amdesion, described as ...