"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 ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing flu, RSV and strep throat this week. Pediatricians at Penn State Health ...

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

Strep A is making headlines, but pediatricians stress it’s not typically life-threatening. Still, knowledge and vigilance are key; here’s what to look out for. Drazen Zigic/Getty Images Sick season ...

Sore throats are a common medical concern. They are responsible for two percent of all outpatient visits by adults to primary care doctors, and five percent of all outpatient visits by children to ...

Strep infections may be on the rise in the U.S., as they have been in the U.K., so it's important to know the signs and symptoms, especially in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of ...

Nationally, respiratory illness is causing a moderate number of people to seek health care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Respiratory illnesses range from the common ...

Wisconsin health experts are seeing a consistent and continuing rise in strep throat infections, the latest respiratory disease to plague patients through the winter. Dr. Greg DeMuri, a pediatric ...

Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) is the only common cause of sore throat that requires antibiotic therapy. Sore throat is one of the most observed entities in primary care practice; 6.7 ...

A sore throat is a common symptom of an upper respiratory infection such as a cold or flu. It’s also a symptom of a bacterial infection commonly referred to as strep throat. How can you tell if your ...

Rheumatic fever (RF) is a complication resulting from untreated strep throat. Caused by group A streptococcal infection, rheumatic fever was once the number one cause of valve disease. This was the ...

Some children are more likely to get strep throat repeatedly because a combination of their genetics and how the bug manipulates their immune system. That's according to researchers, who hope a ...