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“Mama, I just threw up,” my 8-year-old son recently told me. He had just gotten over a stomach virus a few months prior, so I was gearing up for another 24-hour session of trash bags and Pedialyte.

For children, any sore throat accompanied by fever should be evaluated by a pediatrician, primary care, or urgent care provider to rule out streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat), says Dr. Bower, ...

NEW guideline recommendations highlight how GAS pharyngitis clinical scoring can refine testing decisions in everyday practice. This first part of the updated clinical practice guideline on diagnosis ...

College campuses are uniquely efficient environments for spreading infectious diseases. Students live in close quarters, share dining spaces, attend crowded classes and frequently exchange drinks, ...

Social media is abuzz with claims that strep throat is on the rise and “wreaking havoc” in the United States, but Houston doctors say the uptick is typical for the start of respiratory disease season.

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IDSA’s new GAS pharyngitis guidance emphasizes selective testing using clinical scoring to reduce overtreatment and antibiotic misuse. The update aims to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and improve ...

In late summer, tens of millions of children throughout the United States return to school, sharing tales of their summer adventures and, inevitably, new germs. Many will develop a cough, sore throat, ...

Share on Pinterest As the Nimbus variant increases in the U.S., many are reporting an unusually intense sore throat, described as feeling like swallowing razor blades. Ozgur Cankaya/Getty Images The ...

This may be a bit hard to swallow. But recently you may have heard mention of new term “razor blade throat” to describe a possible COVID-19 symptom. And chances are razor blades fall way down below ...