While some Chicago-area doctors say strep cases have been increased in recent weeks, the symptoms might not be ones you typically think of. Dr. Neha Bhagi, a pediatrician at John H. Stroger Jr.

Have you ever woken up in the morning and suddenly realized you have a sore throat? Maybe your kids have come home from school with a cough and runny nose. In cases like these, it’s likely a ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MDMedically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the skin that can develop from a mosquito or other bug bite. Scratching an ...

Mupirocin is a generic prescription medication. It comes as a topical cream and ointment. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved these different forms to treat certain bacterial skin ...

In February 2024, Brie Morgan Bauer, 35, was 27 weeks pregnant when her shoulders felt achy. Her husband had the flu a few weeks earlier, so she suspected she'd caught it. When she went to urgent care ...