Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella-zoster virus ...

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been ...

The NHS is urging people to use the Pharmacy First scheme as it can help save time and money - and there are seven conditions ...

We tend to think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness. But, like many viruses, COVID can also affect your skin and cause ...

It has been FDA-approved to help control and treat seizures and to diminish a specific type of nerve pain called post-herpetic neuralgia that often follows a shingles' diagnosis. In addition to these ...

College of the Canyons will host a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Speaker Series on Friday, ...

Climate change can worsen the symptoms of pneumonia, warns a doctor, adding that increased levels of suspended particulate ...