A pilot project to allow Saskatchewan pharmacists to conduct strep throat testing and ear infection assessments is being expanded. The province announced Friday that the project, which first launched ...

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“We’re seeing strep throat and COVID, along with other viral illnesses that have cold symptoms and fevers. We’re also seeing the number of patients with whooping cough, or pertussis, which is ...

Credit: Getty Images Up to 6% of pediatric visits are due to complaints of sore throat. Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis is most common in children between 5 and 15 years of age, with the highest ...

June 26, 2025 – The new COVID-19 variant that now makes up about a third of U.S. COVID cases has a signature symptom: a painful sore throat that feels like "razor blades." "This 'razor blade sore ...

There are many causes of sore throat, with the viruses behind the common cold and flu being prime suspects. While a scratchy throat can be a minor nuisance, it may be a sign of something more serious, ...

Five years after the worldwide hyperfocus on COVID-19 began, some are concerned about the next pandemic — whether it could be caused by influenza, bird flu or another pathogen. Too easily overlooked ...

Cases of group A streptococcus (GAS) have been on the rise in the past decade. The bacteria can cause a range of diseases that span from mild to deadly. In addition, the bacteria are diversifying and ...

Cases of an invasive strain of strep throat have been steadily rising in some areas of the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The surveillance study, which was ...

Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States. The number of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a study from the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – The Ashtabula ...

Coughing, sneezing, body aches, puffy eyes ... all of these symptoms are spreading around Central Texas, but coming from a few different sources. We asked local doctors what they are seeing in their ...