Cases of group A streptococcus (GAS) have been on the rise in the past decade. The bacteria can cause a range of diseases ...

Could that “just-in-case” antibiotic be doing more harm than good to your child’s long-term health? New research links early ...

Learn why 3 nasty infections keep bouncing back stronger, from immune challenges to environmental factors, and how they defy ...

S trep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections.

However, some strains of invasive strep have shown to be antibiotic-resistant. Slowing the spread of strep throat can help ...

The CDC marked a major uptick in group A strep cases in 10 U.S. states from 2013 to 2022. Here's what to know about risk of ...

Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...

A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more ...

Severe and possibly deadly strep infections are on the rise in the U.S., according to a study published Monday in the Journal ...

Unlike common strep throat, which affects millions of Americans ... these expanding strains may drive increasing resistance to certain antibiotics used to treat invasive strep infections.