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

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research ...

New research published in the journal Science uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...

Scratching is often pleasurable, which suggests that, in order to have evolved, this behavior must provide some kind of ...

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 ...

Here's what you need to know about Group B strep in pregnancy, including testing, treatment, and how it might impact your ...

A mother's viral TikTok educates parents on the dangers of invasive Strep A after her 3-year-old daughter's sudden death ...

The thefts, reported between yesterday and today, involved vehicles left idling to warm up in cold weather with keys or push-start systems activated. Today, police located one of the stolen vehicles ...

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (WPVI) -- Police in South Jersey are investigating a rash of car break-ins that have been leaving residents on edge. Cherry Hill Police say they received 11 reports Wednesday ...

Or a child who tested positive for strep is put on an antibiotic, such as amoxicillin, and develops a bad rash a few days later, which is characteristic of mono. But even if a child with strep doesn't ...

Miliaria rubra is a type of heat rash or prickly heat that happens when sweat becomes trapped under the skin. Children tend to get it more than adults because their sweat glands are still developing.

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. News Analysis ...