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 ...

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.

Now a unique treatment, with a surprising ingredient, is increasing the chances of survival for some melanoma patients. From ...