Sore throats and sour news. A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the number of potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infections more than doubled ...

Cases of invasive group A strep infections, which can cause severe illness and be deadly, remain elevated in some parts of the country, officials warned Wednesday. In a statement to ABC News, the ...

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

If you’ve had a sore throat from time to time or blisters around your mouth or nose, chances are you’ve had a group A streptococcal (GAS) infection. Group A streptococcus is the bacteria that causes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only people with symptoms of invasive Group A strep need to be assessed or tested, the Department of Health says. (Craig ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State and local medical officials are warning people about a rise in cases of strep throat, following the deaths of two Illinois ...

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 ...