When patients describe severe sore throat symptoms, doctors will typically order a rapid strep test, which is about 90 percent reliable. If the test is negative but the symptoms point to strep, ...

Orlando, FL -- The culprit in bacterial streptococcus pharyngitis, or strep throat, can be vicious. Ask a parent who suspects their child has caught the virus, or the family of 29 Texans, including ...

You can still get strep throat even if you have undergone a surgery to remove your tonsils, a procedure called a ...

WEST FARGO — Patty Post used to dread when one of her three kids woke up with a sore throat. Her children were at an age when strep seemed to constantly make the rounds at school. And once one of her ...

We’ve all been there, staring into the tip of a long swab that’s about to plunge down our throats. Parents have probably also ...

Fort Collins, CO, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Burst Diagnostics, a pioneering force in rapid, point-of-care diagnostic solutions, proudly announces the appointments of Drs. Larry Jia and Mary ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about a possible increase in cases of strep throat. Strep throat, which is common in children, is a “bacterial infection that can make your ...

As the weather begins to cool--well, soon--a local pediatrician says cases of strep throat among schoolchildren will ramp up. Dr. Maria Soriano, a pediatrician at CHI St. Joseph Health, joined First ...