UNLIKE certain other common diseases of childhood, rheumatic fever leaves no known immunity and seems to create an increased susceptibility to recurrent attacks. The effects of these recurrent ...

A new study, published in mBio, employed a novel strategy to halt progression of rheumatic heart disease in a preclinical model by using low-dose interleukin 2 (LD-IL-2). IL-2 is a hormone of the ...

Most children with scarlet fever do not experience any complications. However, while rare, complications can occur during or ...

Early signs of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may include fatigue, fever, weight loss, stiffness, swelling, and pain in the hands and wrists. Spotting signs of RA early on could lead to an early ...