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Parents advised to be mindful of signs including characteristic rash and red tongue also known as ‘strawberry tongue’

The three-year-old suffered "significant symptoms" and was found to have meth in her system, but a judge determined the prosecution had not proved how the child had access to the drug.

Beijing's uneasy relationship with mRNA vaccines is all the more relevant as it begins to relax COVID restrictions.

TGA allows pharmacists to provide alternative drugs without doctor approval to help patients through shortage

Medical cannabis has been trumpeted in the media as a panacea for all manner of pain. But scientific evidence that it works is lacking.

Parents demanded action in fight against rise in Strep A cases after shortages in some places of antibiotics including the liquid version of penicillin - often given to children

High rates of Strep A infection and scarlet fever have led to a surge in demand for penicillin and other antibiotics, with shortages reported by many pharmacies across the country

“Kids can’t cope with pain like adults,” said Gwen Smith, a mom of three from Chicago’s North Side. “It’d be like torture, in a way, to have to witness your child suffering if your local pharmacy doesn’t have what you need.”

Infections have been found around the country, as authorities warn parents to be vigilant

Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying, and it may even reduce the risk of developing long COVID. But the government plans to stop footing the bill…

Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests. President Xi Jinping’s government is officially committed to stopping virus…