Five of the top ten visited pages on the NHS website last year were for conditions that mostly affect the young ...

Charizma Jones was receiving treatment for a possible case of scarlet fever when she was transferred to an infirmary unit May ...

If you suspect that your child has scarlet fever, be aware that they can pass it on to someone else until 24 hours after their first dose of antibiotics. If they don’t take antibiotics, they ...

A New York City Board of Corrections report found that Rikers Island detention officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from ...

City correction officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from providing care to Charizma Jones, a severely ill woman held at ...

Slapped cheek syndrome, which can see a rash develop on children’s cheeks, saw the biggest increase with pageviews rising by ...

Scarlet fever hit its highest level in England for 50 years, with more than 17,000 cases reported in 2016 - research in the Lancet shows. The disease has been on the rise since 2014, but experts ...

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Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates; their novels highlight the fragility of public health today ...

Families shouldn’t have to wait 14 hours for care, especially when young children are involved,’ mother tells health minister ...

Strep A (Group A Streptococcus) is a common type of bacteria that typically causes throat infections and scarlet fever. While most infections are mild, in rare cases Strep A can cause invasive ...