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Higher rates of childhood Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus (GAS)) infections following the COVID-19 pandemic ...

A RECENT review of the literature 1 and our own experience at the House of the Good Samaritan 2–5 suggest that early treatment of rheumatic fever with ACTH and cortisone may prevent or mitigate ...

If you grew up in the United States after the middle of the past century, you've probably never thought much about rheumatic fever. And for good reason. In that era, the disease seemed to become a ...

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Patients with rheumatic conditions living in historically redlined areas face greater risks for missed appointments and emergency department visits. Historical redlining and present-day racialized ...

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ACUTE rheumatic fever, in the absence of intercurrent streptococcal respiratory infections and rheumatic recrudescences, is generally a self-limited disease that subsides within twelve weeks.

Millions of new cases of diabetes and heart disease every year may be connected to the consumption of sugary drinks, according to newly published research, though there is some nuance to the findings.