Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...

The researchers also demonstrated that scratching prompts pain-sensing neurons to release a chemical known as substance P, ...

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research that uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model of a type of eczema ...

Violetta Hyatt shares her daughter Maddie's tragic story on TikTok, warning parents about invasive Strep A after losing her ...

Police are reportedly focusing on a possible human cause in early investigations into what caused the deadly Palisades fire in Los Angeles. Several law enforcement sources told Sky's US partner ...

since previous work found that repeat expansions in the range of 30 to 100 CAGs were necessary — but not sufficient — to cause Huntington’s. McCarroll agreed that 100 or fewer CAGs are not ...

since previous work found that repeat expansions in the range of 30 to 100 CAGs were necessary — but not sufficient — to cause Huntington’s. McCarroll agreed that 100 or fewer CAGs are not ...

"It's called 'spotted fever' because it can cause a rash. When people become severely ill, [the rash is caused by] the busting of those blood vessels as the organisms are coming out," she says.

When kids get sick, pediatricians usually like to diagnose them with one single thing, so they usually wouldn't diagnose strep and mono at the same time. Both strep throat and mono do have similar ...

Keep reading to learn about the symptoms and causes of this type of prickly heat rash and how to treat and prevent it. These bumps tend to develop in folds of skin and places where your clothing ...

A toddler with a Strep A infection was given antibiotics too late after a pharmacist could not issue alternative medication during shortages due to restrictions, a coroner has found. The DH said the ...