A recent explosion in strep infections, many of which are presenting with few or atypical symptoms, is concerning experts around the U.S. Strep throat — caused by the bacteria Group A streptococcus ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spike in strep cases in North Carolina resulted in a child’s death and another being hospitalized in Mecklenburg County. Both ...

Debating whether to seek a strep test for that sore throat? One day there could be an app for that: Researchers are developing a home scorecard that aims to prevent thousands of unnecessary trips to ...