These elements “get lodged in the crypts, which are small ‘pockets’ in the tonsils.” Dr. O’Leary says tonsil stones are ...

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WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing upper respiratory illnesses, stomach bugs and fevers.

Throwing up is a pain in the stomach. But it can also be a pain in the throat. Even after the queasiness has subsided, it's not unusual to have a sore, burning sensation in your throat for hours or a ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of hand, foot and mouth disease and viral upper respiratory infections. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate ...

A new COVID-19 strain is now driving the majority of infections in the Bay Area as disease levels remain high at the start of the school year, according to Stanford research. The XFG “Stratus” strain ...

Bruce Willis’ wife is giving an important update on his dementia battle. In a preview of Emma Heming Willis’ sit-down interview with Diane Sawyer airing on ABC Tuesday night, the 70-year-old actor’s ...

Abstract: This research proposes a novel approach for strep throat detection utilizing the Multi-Task Cascaded Convolutional Neural Network (MTCNN) algorithm and a smartphone. By incorporating ...