Strep A antibiotics prices, shortages hit drugstores amid UK outbreak

Drugstores are warning of major shortages of key antibiotics used to treat Strep A, as cases rise in the U.K. Marko Geber | Digitalvision | Getty Images LONDON — Drugstores in Britain are warning of s...

What is Strep A, scarlet fever, the disease infecting UK children?

Streptococcus A — or Group A Strep (GAS) — is a bacterial infection of the throat or skin, which typically arises during the winter months. Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Health officials in...