Health
Strep throat can easily be confused with throat infections caused by viruses—here are a few ways to know the difference
"My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody's."
Jul 14, 2023
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Medications
Pfizer warns of shortage of antibiotic used to fight syphilis
Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating the sexually transmitted infection syphilis could make it hard to fight the spread of the disease.
Jul 10, 2023
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Medications
Vulvovaginal symptoms common during penicillin course, finds research
Markedly often, women who take penicillin for strep throat suffer from vulvovaginal symptoms, and in both sexes, diarrhea is also common. On a relatively short course of penicillin, fewer people incur these side effects and ...
May 29, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Physicians should be on alert for group A strep as cases experience historic rise, says study
The U.S. experienced an unprecedented number of group A streptococcal infections in children from October to December 2022, which should alert physicians to check for the potentially deadly infectious disease as the country ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Medical economics
Global maternal strep B vaccination program could save millions and prevent thousands of deaths worldwide
A global maternal immunization program for group B Streptococcus—strep B—would save millions in health care costs by reducing death and disability, but without tiered pricing, equitable access would likely not be achieved. ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers discover the secret to Strep A virulence
Griffith University researchers have unlocked one of the secrets as to why some forms of Strep A are associated with severe invasive infection.
Feb 9, 2023
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Pediatrics
Surge in severe strep cases in kids was really a return to normal: CDC
While a health alert warned doctors late last year about rising cases of severe strep in children, U.S. officials now say those numbers were actually a return to normal.
Feb 8, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Strep A cases are rising: Professor says we must remember our earliest hygiene lessons as vaccine trials continue
Group A streptococci, also known as strep A, were the first organisms ever identified to be the cause of a disease.
Jan 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most long COVID symptoms clear up in a year for mild cases: study
Most symptoms from long COVID clear up within a year for people who had mild initial infections, a large Israel study said Thursday, with the findings welcomed as "reassuring".
Jan 15, 2023
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Medications
Antibiotic shortage is a problem, but not because of the flu
Throughout the past few weeks we have seen several headlines about the impact of the antibiotic shortage on flu and RSV treatments. Stories like these bring light to an important topic facing our medical community: the shortage ...
Jan 3, 2023
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