Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sore throats are another common ailment people experience throughout the year - but more often during fall and winter months.

Some of the newer COVID-19 variants (like Cicada COVID or BA.3.2) cause razor-like throat pain, but so do other illnesses.

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Key Takeaways Strep throat is caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria and is highly contagious.Symptoms include a severe sore throat, swollen tonsils, and ...

A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat ...

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 viral upper respiratory infections this week. Providers there note they ...

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, ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in York and Spring Grove report strep throat and viral illness this week. This week, pediatricians at Penn State Health are seeing a lot of colds, allergies, bug ...

Every year, tens of millions of Americans pay a visit to their primary care doctor hoping to get relief from unpleasant symptoms associated with an illness or infection. Some such symptoms include a ...