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

"These are fixed, small, painful, sometimes itchy oval blisters that develop on the hands, feet and the inside of the mouth," Walls explains, "often without a whole lot of rash elsewhere." ...

With the passage of time, it’s increasingly likely that at some point the dark passenger of one of your colleagues will ...

Rare but serious side effects include rash, itching, yellowing of the skin ... a specific type of nerve pain called post-herpetic neuralgia that often follows a shingles' diagnosis. In addition to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

"The first sign of shingles is often a tingling or burning sensation, usually in a localised area of the body. This discomfort can persist for days before any visible symptoms appear." A rash that ...