The good news: There are measures you can take at home to help soothe your throat in the meantime.

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Strep throat is a common childhood illness, but in a few children this bacteria infection can lead to alarming, lasting ...

Medical student Olivia Laniak shares the four signs to spotting a strep throat. Medical student Olivia Laniak shares the four signs to spotting a strep throat. Join ...

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 ...

Is your kid sick? One Tennessee school district says, Suck it up. The Lawrence County School System is under fire for a strict new attendance policy that refuses to excuse students for being sick, ...

Strep throat is a common sickness, especially among kids. It begins with a sore throat but is caused by bacteria, not a virus. It’s important to know what to look for and how to feel better. Strep ...

A new COVID-19 variant spreading across the United States may cause an extremely painful sore throat—dubbed the "razor throat"—among its symptoms. The new "Nimbus" strain, also known as COVID-19 NB ...

Dealing with a persistent cough and sore throat that seems to worsen over time? You might have the dreaded "razor blade throat," thought to be a symptom of new COVID variant, NB 1.8.1. Here's ...