Strep throat is a highly contagious infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria (Streptococcus pyogenes); it is common in children but affects adults too. Strep throat symptoms include a sore ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...

Recurring strep throat describes a group A Streptococcus bacterial infection that occurs more than once during a respiratory season. Recurring strep throat happens more often in children and is ...

Strep throat is common in children between the ages of 5 and 15 years. However, it can affect adults and caregivers who come into direct contact with the infected person. Strep throat is an ...

Saskatchewan's Minister of Rural and Remote Health Lori Carr announces that some pharmacies will now offer options to get tested for strep throat and ear infections. (Matt Howard/CBC-Radio Canada) The ...

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Crumbaker's 6-year-old son, Jackson, is hospitalized at Boston Children's Hospital with RSV, strep throat, and pneumonia. He's immunocompromised due to gastrointestinal issues. He's also on the ...

Two Swift Current pharmacies now have a larger scope of practice under the province's new pilot project. The Pioneer Co-op Pharmacy inside the Wheatland Mall is one of 11 pharmacies in the province ...

Some pharmacists’ scope of practice is growing to include testing and prescribing medication for ear infections and strep throat. Chad Miskiman, a pharmacy manager at a drugstore in Moose Jaw, looks ...

Many things can cause sore throats, including cold and flu viruses, allergies, and bacterial infections like strep throat. Cancer and cancer treatments, including radiation and chemotherapy ...

A toddler with a Strep A infection was given antibiotics too late after a pharmacist could not issue alternative medication during shortages due to restrictions, a coroner has found. The DH said the ...