Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sore throat that feels like swallowing glass—a.k.a. "razor-blade throat"—has become one of the most talked-about of the new ...

A new strain of COVID-19, XFG, is spreading rapidly across the world, including in the United States. Anecdotally, people who have the XFG strain are reporting hoarseness as a specific COVID-19 ...

Another NEW covid variant is currently rapidly gaining a foothold. Known officially as XFG—or informally as “Stratus”—it has been declared a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization ...

Sore throat has been known to be one of the first signs of a COVID-19 infection — and now a specific version of the symptom, referred to as "razor blade throat," is being associated with the newest ...

June 26, 2025 – The new COVID-19 variant that now makes up about a third of U.S. COVID cases has a signature symptom: a painful sore throat that feels like "razor blades." "This 'razor blade sore ...

COVID-19 cases are rising across the United States, driven by new variants Stratus (XFG) and Nimbus (NB.1.8.1). While Stratus is anecdotally linked to hoarseness and Nimbus to severe sore throat, they ...

Cold, flu, COVID and RSV have been circulating across Australia this winter. Many of us have caught and recovered from one of these common upper respiratory tract infections. But for some people their ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A new sub-variant of COVID-19, known as "Nimbus," is spreading rapidly across the United States, presenting with atypical symptoms that differ from those commonly associated with ...

A sore throat that feels like swallowing glass-a.k.a. "razor-blade throat"-has become one of the most talked-about of the new COVID symptoms linked to Stratus, the strain of the virus driving new ...