Woke up to a sore, scratchy throat? You may want to blame it on dry air, but it’s usually a sign your body is fighting a ...

"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 ...

When everyone was wearing masks, washing their hands constantly, avoiding crowds and staying 6 feet apart, strep throat cases were uncommonly low. But then, so were cases of flu, RSV, the common cold ...

You wake up and immediately notice something is off. You take a sip of water, and your throat feels like it’s on fire. But how can you tell whether it’s a run-of-the-mill sore throat – and when it’s ...

If you've ever woken up feeling down in the dumps with a slight tickle in your throat, you know strep throat may come to mind as a culprit. Although we’ve left winter behind, the public is still ...

Sponsored by Baton Rouge General Strep isn’t just about a scratchy throat and fever. The same bacteria can cause symptoms like dizziness, extreme fatigue, rashes, or painful skin infections, sometimes ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. “Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a ...

How You'll Know: The sore throat comes with other symptoms you’d expect from those viruses.

“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 ...

“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 ...