Five years after the worldwide hyperfocus on COVID-19 began, some are concerned about the next pandemic — whether it could be caused by influenza, bird flu or another pathogen. Too easily overlooked ...

Department of Health officials said the overall risk to the public remains low, but early treatment is important.

The Hawaii Department of Health says it is investigating high rates of strep infection in West Hawaii over the past few ...

Researchers have identified the genetic material of scarlet fever while examining a tooth from a naturally mummified skull ...

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health and Hawaiʻi District Health Office are working with the Centers for Disease Control and ...

An under-recognised strep bacterium is causing a growing number of serious infections in Australia, with First Nations Australians disproportionately affected, according to new research published ...

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health and Hawaiʻi District Health Office are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a report of high rates of a serious bacterial ...

Increased levels of Streptococcus anginosus, a common type of bacteria that usually lives in the mouth and gut, was found in the gut of recent stroke survivors in Japan. A common bacteria usually ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections and allergies. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing flu, viral ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing viral upper respiratory infections this week. Providers there note they ...