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, ...

We’ve all been there, staring into the tip of a long swab that’s about to plunge down our throats. Parents have probably also had the experience of holding on to a small, squirming human being who is ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, flu and RSV.

Strep throat is extremely common among school age children and adolescents, but may occur at any age. Transmission of strep throat, caused by Group A streptococcus bacteria, usually happens after ...

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 ...

Every year, tens of millions of Americans pay a visit to their primary care doctor hoping to get relief from unpleasant symptoms associated with an illness or infection. Some such symptoms include a ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into ...

Strep throat is surging among children in some pockets of the country, raising concerns that a shortage of antibiotics to treat it could worsen as the nation heads into winter. An unprecedented number ...