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

Virginia's cases of an invasive form of strep infections spiked in recent years, according to state health department data.

A 32-year-long surveillance study led by Sinai Health in Toronto has found that serious infections caused by group A ...

Invasive strep can trigger necrotizing fasciitis, a soft tissue infection known as flesh-eating disease, or a reaction akin ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, strep throat and ear infections. They’re also still seeing flu cases, but say those ...

A study published in Nature Communications introduces a new strategy for reducing tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the bacterium responsible for severe infections like necrotizing ...

In previous reporting, board-certified podiatrist Dr. Howard E. Friedman told HuffPost that patients recovering from plantar fasciitis should have supportive shoes on their feet from the moment they ...

The uncommon flesh-devouring condition is identified as periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI), and is triggered by either polymicrobial infection (type 1) or streptococcus pyogenes ...

The rare flesh-eating condition is known as periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI), and is caused by either polymicrobial infection (type 1) or streptococcus pyogenes and/or ...