Children’s hospitals scattered around the U.S. are reporting a significant increase in strep throat cases amid a monthslong shortage of amoxicillin, NBC News reported Oct. 28. Compared to fall 2022, ...

Severe strep A infections are on the rise in children, leading to a rise in other diseases associated with strep A, which could include flesh-eating bacteria. Strep A infections can cause a host of ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's investigating an apparent increase in invasive group A strep infections, but the rise may indicate a return to typical pre-pandemic levels.

After plummeting during the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, strep throat infections skyrocketed in February 2023, according to a report from Epic Research, a health analytics firm. The rate of ...

Infections caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria — commonly called strep throat or strep A — surged this past winter, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday alerted the medical community to an increase in pediatric cases of invasive group A strep infections. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

Plus, how to tell if it’s strep throat or a “regular” sore throat.

(NEXSTAR) — As flu and RSV move across the U.S. and elsewhere – in addition to COVID-19 – there are increasing concerns about strep throat, and the bacteria that causes it, streptococcus. Like RSV, or ...