“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 ...

Don't just assume symptoms like nausea and vomiting are a stomach bug. It could also be this nightmare illness.

Strep throat infections have hit a new six-year peak, and have maintained abnormally high levels into spring, even compared with prepandemic rates. An April 19 report from Epic Research found that in ...

FITCHBURG (WKOW) -- As cases of group A strep surge in southern Wisconsin, some pharmacies in our area are experiencing a backlog of the common strep treatment drug, Amoxicillin. Pharmacists at ...

Following a tragic story out of Arizona where a 7-year-old girl had to have several amputations after she was diagnosed with strep throat (group A strep) earlier this month, many parents might be ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Sore throat? Fever? Swollen lymph nodes? Might be strep throat. As if we haven’t ...

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – Fargo-based medical startup, Checkable Medical, is conducting a clinical study to prove the safety and effectiveness of an over-the-counter at-home strep test. Once the study ...

When everyone was wearing masks, washing their hands constantly, avoiding crowds and staying 6 feet apart, strep throat cases were uncommonly low. But then, so were cases of flu, RSV, the common cold ...

Having children means being exposed to nonstop illnesses. On average, young children get six to eight upper respiratory infections a year; in practical terms, that means a lot of missed school. One ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Strep throat cases in the state and country are on the rise. The CDC is reporting an increase in pediatric Group-A streptococcus in children, but kids aren’t the only ones being ...

"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 ...