The recommendations aim to reduce unnecessary ‘cumbersome’ testing and improve antibiotic stewardship in sore throat ...

Heading into flu season, the Youngstown City Health District is offering new respiratory illness testing open to the public. The clinic is providing testing for Influenza A and B, Covid-19, RSV ...

“My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.” So declares Mary to Anne in “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as “just ...

“My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.” So declares Mary to Anne in “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as “just ...

While one of the symptoms of strep throat might be a sore throat, the cause behind it is much different; while your average ...

The list of potential culprits for a sore throat just seems to get longer – COVID-19, colds and now allergy season. But a particularly painful case could also point to strep throat. Cases of strep ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Walmart is launching a new Testing and Treatment program at pharmacies in 12 states, including in Arkansas, the company announced on Tuesday morning. According to the ...

Point-of-care testing for group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (Strep A) significantly reduced antibiotic prescriptions in children and adults with signs of pharyngitis, even when used as the sole ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that allows pharmacists to test patients for flu, strep and COVID-19, and then provide immediate treatment if the test is positive. A ...

Experts explain why you shouldn't do a throat swab for at-home COVID testing, and they break down what to do instead. Given the wave of COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, more people than ever ...

RALEIGH — A bill in the North Carolina Senate aims to expand the role of pharmacists in testing and treating influenza and strep throat. Senate Bill 335, if passed, would allow pharmacists to diagnose ...