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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Another possible cause of chest pain that may mimic a heart attack is shingles, says Kristine Arthur, MD, an internist with ...

A Superdrug pharmacist is urging the public to be on high alert for an incredibly common illness this winter, particularly ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

The RSV vaccine is given in one shot. Shingles (herpes zoster) is the reactivation of the chickenpox virus (varicella-zoster virus), causing an outbreak of painful, blistering sores in one of every ...

Research presented at CHEST 2024 examined the effect of steroid choice on individuals who have a dual diagnosis of heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Global ...

The appeal of whole-body scans is clear: Who wouldn’t want to catch an illness before it causes serious damage? The problem, according to experts, is that, except in very rare cases ...

This is all done by biometric impedance analysis (BIA), which involves sending a small electrical current through to different body parts. From there, the smart scales use data from the speed of ...

Known as the “Times Square Ripper” and the “Torso Killer,” Richard Cottingham got his infamous nicknames from a double murder he committed in a hotel room near Times Square in 1979. Two young women ...