Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster ... Cohen was in this unlucky group, despite catching it early and receiving immediate treatment. Thirteen months after that first blister appeared ...

There are often lengthy waits to get an appointment with a doctor but if you have one of these conditions you can dodge the ...

Many Brits might unknowingly be walking a knife’s edge with their health, as an expert warned if left untreated, the disease ...

Prithviraj Bose, MD, discusses the most critical adverse effects seen with each of the 4 approved JAK inhibitors for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms.

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...

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

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye ...

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

The study examined the long-term use of the existing antiviral treatment valacyclovir, which is already used to initially treat any case of shingles, albeit only for seven to 10 days. The ...