With plenty of winter viruses spreading in the Chicago area this holiday season, it can be tricky to tell what illness you ...

Parents have been asking me some painful questions about strep throats and why we need to treat them with antibiotics. Well, I don’t want this condition to be sorely missed by anyone, so I shall share ...

Penicillin is the most commonly recommended therapy for group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis. Although group A streptococcus has not developed resistance, antibiotic therapy fails to eradicate ...

All of these viral illnesses can cause a sore throat. While there haven't been any outbreaks related to strep throat during the 2024 respiratory season reported to the Springfield-Greene County ...

His advice comes as the NHS has warned of the potential for a “quademic” in the UK, with rising cases of flu, norovirus, ...