The rising rates of diabetes, obesity, and other health conditions make people more vulnerable to invasive strep, which can trigger flesh-eating disease and be life-threatening. Other news is on toxic ...

Invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections have more than doubled in the past decade across parts of the US, according to a new federal study. The report — published Monday, April 7 in JAMA and ...

(CNN) — House Republicans have taken a critical step to advance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and border priorities through Congress, a major win for party leadership after quelling a ...

(CNN) — House Republicans have taken a critical step to advance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and border priorities through Congress, a major win for party leadership after quelling a conservative ...

(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks and even land you in the hospital. Medical experts want you to know ...

A recent JAMA study reveals that severe invasive group A strep infections have more than doubled in the US from 2013 to 2022. The spike is linked to chronic diseases, homelessness, and drug use.

For the entire period, 21,312 strep cases were identified, with 1,981 deaths – nearly 10% of those who fell ill. However, people in long-term care such as aged-care had almost twice the risk of ...

TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - The operator of Uniqlo, Japan's Fast Retailing (9983.T), opens new tab, is expected to post another quarter of strong earnings on Thursday, but the focus will be on how ...

Some 75 firefighters were involved in quelling a major wildfire in the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. The blaze in the Bloody Bridge area, which raged across a two-mile front, was described as dealt ...

Smoke over the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. Firefighters have tackled almost 150 wildfires in Northern Ireland across three days, a commander has said. Group commander Danny Ard from the Northern ...