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, ...

Alere i Strep A test is more accurate than existing lateral flow tests for strep, and is now the fastest test on the market, delivering results in just 8 minutes. Diagnostics firm Alere announced ...

"My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody's." So declares Mary to Anne in "Persuasion," Jane Austen's 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as "just ...

Most sore throats aren't strep. But because strep bacteria can in rare cases cause rheumatic fever, people often feel like they should get tested for possible strep infection. It might be possible to ...

Memphis-based startup Health & Bliss is hoping to save the medical system some time and money by developing a diagnostic solution for strep throat. The company, which graduated from the med-tech ...

“My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.” So declares Mary to Anne in “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as “just ...

The symptoms of strep throat include a sore, swollen throat. A person may also have white patches or small red spots in the throat, fever, swollen tonsils, or swollen glands. Strep throat is a ...

Strep throat is a type of tonsillitis. Both conditions can have similar symptoms, though certain symptoms are more likely to occur with one or the other. You may have heard the terms tonsillitis and ...

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