This week, pediatricians at Penn State Health are seeing some COVID, hand, foot and mouth disease, strep throat, pink eye and summer colds. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections and allergies. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing flu, viral ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing asthma exacerbations, ear infections, rashes and seasonal allergies. UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in York and Spring Grove ...

As colder weather blows in, changes in temperature mean it's the season of sore throats. But not all sore throats are made equal — some are caused by viruses while others are caused by bacteria. Such ...

People get scarlet fever from a bacterium called group A Streptococcus, which is also known as group A strep. This bacterium can sometimes release a poison that causes a rash. The illness gets its ...

SAN ANTONIO – It’s no secret this year has been extreme when it comes to the spread of viruses like flu, RSV and COVID-19, among several others. These illnesses are hitting kids especially hard. Among ...

Health officials in the United Kingdom are advising parents and schools to watch for Strep A infections following the recent deaths of six children. With Covid-19 restrictions such as masking and ...

You or your kids may already been familiar with strep throat; I know I had to suffer through lots of throat swabs and pink liquid medicine as a kid. But the medication to treat it is in short supply ...

Strep throat peak season spans December to April. See symptoms, risks and the number of reported cases in Ohio.

Downing a spoonful of bubblegum pink amoxicillin is a regular part of being a kid, but a nationwide shortage of the antibiotic is making a particularly bad season of strep throat tougher. That hit ...

The Ashtabula County Health Department is reporting "a spike" in cases of strep throat, plus a few reported cases of associated scarlet fever from strep throat infections. "Unfortunately, we are not ...

Erythema marginatum in rheumatic fever is a rash that appears on the trunk and the upper parts of the arms and legs. It does not itch or cause pain. Along with joint pain, involuntary movements, and ...