"Each year and season, the COVID variants change," says Dr. Sharon Nachman, MD, the chief of pediatric infectious diseases at ...

Sore throats are very common and won't come with a fever if they're caused by something like allergies, the common cold, or ...

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

If your throat is sore on just one side, it could mean an infection as minor as a cold or something more severe like an ...

Reports say NB.1.8.1 can cause an especially painful sore throat. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer By now, you may have seen headlines linking an alarming new COVID symptom dubbed “razor blade throat” to ...

A doctor has issued a warning over a telltale sign you may have the new Stratus Covid strain due to one distinct symptom that ...

‘Nimbus’ is on the rise. No, it’s not the Harry Potter broom that we are talking about. It’s the new COVID-19 variant around the block. Since early June, reports have emerged of a strikingly painful ...

Tonsillectomy may benefit adults who have more than 3 incidences of severe sore throat per year, according to a study published online April 2 in CMAJ. Timo Koskenkorva, MD, from the Department of ...

Even with COVID vaccines and boosters widely available, it’s still nerve-wracking when you’re hit with a symptom associated with the virus—especially now that the Eris variant is making itself known.

UK medics have debated over the effectiveness of traditional Covid-19 vaccines in relation to this violent new strain ...

Try as we might to stay healthy (especially during sick season!), now and then we all get sidelined by pesky hassles like a sore throat. The raw, scratchy feeling paired with painful inflammation can ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Since then, NB.1.8.1 has become the nation’s dominant ...