THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever ...

Doctors around the United States are seeing an explosion of strep throat cases among children, some of whom are presenting with few or atypical symptoms. Against a backdrop of other respiratory ...

Checkable Medical has created an at-home strep test to provide a diagnosis for strep in minutes. Trials are being conducted at Tribe Clinical Research in Greenville. CHRIS, THANK YOU MUCH. AND UPDATE ...

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 ...

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 ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - This winter there have been a lot of illnesses going around, whether it be RSV, COVID the flu or strep. An at-home strep test is being studied in clinical trials and ...

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 that aims to prevent thousands of ...

A recent explosion in strep infections, many of which are presenting with few or atypical symptoms, is concerning experts around the U.S. Strep throat — caused by the bacteria Group A streptococcus ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered how antibodies help to protect against contagious bacterial infections caused by Strep A, including strep throat. And the findings are already contributing to efforts to ...

Most sore throats aren't strep. But because strep bacteria can in rare cases cause rheumatic fever, people often feel like they should get tested for possible strep infection. It might be possible to ...