You can still get strep throat even if you have undergone a surgery to remove your tonsils, a procedure called a ...

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 ...

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, ...

Doctors don't need to double-check the results of a negative strep throat test because any missed cases typically don't result in additional health problems for patients, according to a new study.

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 ...

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 ...

Although a painful sore throat could indicate strep throat, you may actually have another condition, like the flu or tonsillitis. Strep throat is an infection caused by the group A Streptococcus ...

WASHINGTON — Debating whether to seek a strep test for that sore throat? One day there could be an app for that: Researchers are developing a home scorecard that aims to prevent thousands of ...

WASHINGTONDebating whether to seek a strep test for that sore throat? One day there could be an app for that: Researchers are developing a home scorecard that aims to prevent thousands of unnecessary ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – As the U.S. continues to see ...