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

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 ...

When you contract chickenpox, the virus remains in your system “dormant” for years ... that one in three adults is carrying ...

Many Brits could be unknowingly teetering on the brink of serious health issues, as a leading expert warns that if left ...

Amid warnings of a 'tripledemic' of cold, flu and Covid this winter, millions could bypass the GP queue and directly access ...

Amid warnings of a 'tripledemic' of cold, flu and Covid this winter, millions could bypass the GP queue and directly access ...

And the risk of this happening increases with age (especially after 50 years), a compromised immune system (e.g. in HIV and ...

JMP Securities analyst Roy Buchanan reiterated a Buy rating on Dynavax (DVAX – Research Report) today and set a price target of $29.00.

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

While Joris Nieuwenhuis had the best cyclo-cross season of his career last season, he is currently sidelined due to the skin ...

George Sandhu, deputy superintendent at Well Pharmacy, advised: "Now that the cold nights are already upon us, to help both ...