It’s been a year since the gene-editing treatment Casgevy was approved for sickle cell disease and a related blood disorder.

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 ...

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

If the rash only appears on one side of your body, it's likely to be shingles; if it's on both sides, it's probably not. The infection can last up to four weeks, but pharmacists can provide treatment ...

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

The infection can last for up to four weeks but pharmacists can help treat shingles quickly to help reduce the pain for the ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...