With many viruses now on the rise, it can be hard to know which illness you have and how to handle it. A doctor helps you to ...

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

In today’s Health Alert, with coughing, sneezing, and other symptoms going around, how can you tell which illness you might ...

His advice comes as the NHS has warned of the potential for a “quademic” in the UK, with rising cases of flu, norovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and Covid expected to hit the UK.

Group A strep is very contagious, according to the CDC, and some people may not even realize they are infected because they don't feel sick or have symptoms. Most often, group A strep is passed ...

We report 6 cases of group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections ... The average time from surgery to onset of symptoms was approximately 4 years (range, 5 months to 10 years).

There is no test to diagnose PANDAS. Your child's doctor will need to assess the signs and symptoms to make a diagnosis. A test for the strep bacteria or a history of the bacteria is necessary to ...

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 ...