In new guidance, the Infectious Diseases Society of America suggested that clinicians use a scoring system to determine which ...

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – Fargo-based medical startup, Checkable Medical, is conducting a clinical study to prove the safety and effectiveness of an over-the-counter at-home strep test. Once the study ...

Patty Post was a busy mother of three who had grown tired of the revolving door of clinic visits whenever one of her children had strep throat. She started to ask, "Why couldn't this test be taken at ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This winter cases of strep have spiked among kids and spread rapidly in households and schools. The traditional way of confirming a case has been the dreaded swab, which ...

WEST FARGO — A photo collage hangs in Patty Post’s office that shows Post as a toddler, looking like she belongs on some kind of Forbes “50 under 5” list. Taken by her dad’s assistant when he was an ...

A new study finds doctors don't need to double-check the results of a negative strep throat test. That's because any missed cases typically don't result in additional health problems. The study in the ...

The Ministry of Health announced 11 more pharmacies will be able to test people for strep throat and ear infections through an expansion of scope pilot project first launched in January. Now that ...

A pilot project to allow Saskatchewan pharmacists to conduct strep throat testing and ear infection assessments is being expanded. The province announced Friday that the project, which first launched ...

A spike in strep cases in North Carolina resulted in a child’s death and another being hospitalized in Mecklenburg County. Both children had an infection from the group A strep (GAS) bacteria that ...