WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing throat pain that is not positive for strep, seasonal allergies, rashes and insect bites. This week, the providers at UPMC Children ...

This news might be hard to swallow. Cases of Streptococcal A, better known as Strep A, are skyrocketing across Japan, according to the Japan Times. Last year there were 941 confirmed cases of ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing hand foot and mouth, flu and strep throat this week. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians reports seasonal allergies and asthma attacks this week. They ...

Flu season may be nearing its peak, but health officials say U.S. cases of “flesh-eating” strep throat are on the rise. A new study helmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is ...

August will be here before we know it, and with August comes back-to-school season, fall sports teams beginning to practice and, just maybe, a reprieve from the hot summer temperatures! The changing ...

Strep throat is typically caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, also known as Streptococcus pyogenes. This child is a little younger than usual to have strep throat, as the typical age is ...

“Patients are coming in with a vomiting/diarrhea illness. We’re also seeing a fair amount of asthma patients and patients testing positive for strep throat. We’ve been seeing high levels of strep for ...

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals. “We are still seeing a lot of kids with strep throat. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WPRI) — A Cumberland mother is sharing an important message for other parents as her son is treated for a ...

MIDLAND, Mich. (WNEM/Gray News) - A Michigan family is speaking out after a medical storm left them praying for their 2-year-old son’s survival. Elliott Geyer, an energetic, joyful toddler, was ...

Most sore throats aren't strep. But because strep bacteria can in rare cases cause rheumatic fever, people often feel like they should get tested for possible strep infection. It might be possible to ...