Cases of Group A strep have surged in the U.S. A new report shows a 30% increase from the previous peak in cases in 2017. Experts say the pandemic may be to blame. Cases of Group A strep—which can ...

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A dozen people in Essex have died after becoming infected by a “very serious” outbreak of invasive Group A streptococcal (IGas), also known as Group A strep or strep A. Some 32 people across the ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into attacking both the invader and the body's own cells. Colored scanning electron ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, flu and RSV.

Does your child have strep throat, or is it just a common cold? It's challenging but important for parents to understand the differences in throat infections in kids. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, ...

Downing a spoonful of bubblegum pink amoxicillin is a regular part of being a kid, but a nationwide shortage of the antibiotic is making a particularly bad season of strep throat tougher. That hit ...

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