Trenace Dorsey-Hollins' 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat—or worse—until she was ...

Strep throat is an infection that attacks your throat and tonsils. Strep refers to "group A streptococcus." It's named after the bacteria that causes the disease. This condition is most common in ...

A sore throat with swollen glands is very common. The lymph nodes (which are commonly, but mistakenly, referred to as “glands”) in your neck and other places in your body store white blood cells, ...