A sore throat is a common symptom of an upper respiratory infection such as a cold or flu. It's also a symptom of a bacterial infection commonly referred to as strep throat. How can you tell if your ...

Mouth sores can be a symptom of lupus or a warning sign of a lupus flare. They may or may not be painful, but they still need medical treatment. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes ...

BOSTON - According to new data, fever and loss of smell are becoming less common symptoms of COVID and sore throat is becoming a hallmark symptom of COVID. The concern is that sore throat is ...

Cold sores are common infections in children. They’re also called fever blisters, oral herpes, or herpes labialis. Despite their name, cold sores don’t have anything to do with colds. Cold sores are ...

Sore throats are a common medical concern. They are responsible for two percent of all outpatient visits by adults to primary care doctors, and five percent of all outpatient visits by children to ...

A canker sore—a painful white ulcer inside the mouth—might be brought on by stress. Or the wrong toothpaste. Or certain foods: tomatoes, peanuts, cinnamon. Or an iron deficiency. Or an allergy. Or a ...

What starts as a subtle tingle or burning in your mouth can signal something more painful on the horizon: a pesky canker sore. For some, the ulcers are just a mild annoyance. But for many of us, they ...

Sometimes people will have triggers that are personal to them, says Adigun. “For example, spicy foods may be a trigger for someone. But more than likely spicy foods may be just for them, whereas we ...

Students have a high prevalence of canker sores or cold sores yet the sores seemed to appear less frequently after graduation when stress levels were lower, according to a report that appears in the ...

At this time of year, a sore throat is a common ailment. However, experts are warning against two remedies that could be a waste of your hard-earned cash. Consumer champions at Which? have revealed ...

Bed sores were again the most common Indiana medical errors last year, closely followed by foreign objects left inside patients after surgeries. The Indiana State ...

There is a difference, and one that health experts advise patients take seriously as the winter months typically bring more infections that lead to throat pain. "Strep throat is a very common ...