Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Scarlet fever, or scarlatina, is a bacterial infection that causes a distinctive ...

The U.S. has seen earlier and more intense surges of the flu and RSV this year than is typical, pediatrician Dr. Ryan Fulton ...

Kids seem to have a constant string of illnesses. But which signs of being sick mean they should stay home? Here are some ...

Influenza levels in the US are the highest they've been in 15 years amid winter weather and a second wave of the virus.

The flu season has reached high levels, with 3,600 children testing positive in the past week across the Norton Children's ...

As of Feb. 1, 21.2 per cent of tests have come back positive for influenza. Since Aug. 25, 2024, a total of 76 influenza-associated deaths were reported in Canada.

One of the most exciting parts of having children, after all, is the way they enrich and amplify almost every experience. It can be challenging, however, to anticipate which places around the ...

Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory system. Although often dismissed as a seasonal ...

Flu season is here with some other ickiness joining the petri dish party, including allergies, strep, pneumonia, COVID-19 and norovirus.

When Payton developed a sore throat, her parents chalked it up to the common cold and thought with some rest she would ...

Dr Janine Zee-Cheng, a board-certified paediatrician in Indiana, told HuffPost that sometimes a child will come in with a headache, a stomachache and a fever and test positive for strep without ever ...