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.

Months of recurring acne in the same spot on my face and one panicked Google search later, I landed upon face mapping—i.e., a ...

If you have difficulty hearing, pain inside the ear and are being sick then it may be likely you've got an ear infection. Symptoms of an ear infection include all ... body, it's likely to be shingles; ...

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 ...

Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She ...

Life can be filled with unexpected annoyances and injuries that are inconvenient for you and your family. As time goes on, ...

One specific type of viral exanthem that dermatologists have seen with COVID is a morbilliform rash, meaning a measles-like rash. Measles rashes tend to look like small raised bumps that eventually ...

Stress is a normal part of life, and everyone feels stressed out at some point. However, if you experience chronic stress and ...

Since January 2024, pharmacists have been able to treat seven common health conditions without a prescription. The NHS have ...