WASHINGTON – Debating whether to seek a strep test for that sore throat? One day, there could be an app for that: Researchers are developing a home scorecard aiming to prevent thousands of unnecessary ...

Does your child have strep throat, or is it just a common cold? It's challenging but important for parents to understand the differences in throat infections in kids. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection, while the common cold is a viral infection. You will need antibiotics to treat strep throat, but colds usually go away on their own. Both infections are spread ...