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 ...

Social media users are claiming strep throat is skyrocketing, but Houston doctors say cases are typical for this time of year.

Strep throat is surging among children in some pockets of the country, raising concerns that a shortage of antibiotics to treat it could worsen as the nation heads into winter. An unprecedented number ...

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 ...

Whether it's a dull ache when you swallow or a burning pain that won't quit, having a sore throat is never pleasant. But ...

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 ...

HOUSTON – It’s the time of year for respiratory viruses so it’s no surprise they’re on the rise. What is surprising however is the national rise in strep throat infections. One hospital up north said ...

This handout image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows an electron microscope image of Group A Streptococcus (orange) during phagocytic interaction with a human ...

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee -- A Tennessee woman feels lucky to be alive after surviving a rare strain of strep throat. The infection ended up leading to several of her fingers and toes having to be ...

Every year, people around the world take an astonishing 3.8 trillion doses of medicine. Most of these medicines are swallowed ...