Forget COVID-19 and the flu. A "mystery throat virus" is going around, causing sore throat, runny nose, fever and even diarrhea -- and offering no real treatment. The odds are fairly high that ...

Dr Vatsya cautions that using antibiotics for sore throats can harm gut health and lead to antibiotic resistance, emphasising most resolve naturally.

Sometimes people will have triggers that are personal to them, says Adigun. “For example, spicy foods may be a trigger for someone. But more than likely spicy foods may be just for them, whereas we ...

A spike in strep cases in North Carolina resulted in a child’s death and another being hospitalized in Mecklenburg County. Both children had an infection from the group A strep (GAS) bacteria that ...

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Doctors warn that untreated throat or skin infections, especially strep infections, can sometimes trigger infection-related glomerulonephritis, a condition that causes kidney inflammation. Symptoms ...

Symptomatic infection with the virus responsible for cold sores around the mouth–herpes simplex 1, or HSV-1 for short—may have a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a large ...

So, what exactly are cold sores? According to Dr Kakai Kulabusia, a medical immunology specialist, these are small blister-like spots that appear in or around the outside of the mouth and are caused ...