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.

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

As Louisiana’s rate of fully vaccinated children slips as part of blowback related to the COVID-19 pandemic, health care ...

In this case-based module, Dr Toni Hazell discusses key vaccinations available to children on the NHS and how to manage potential questions and concerns parents may have about them ...

New Brunswick’s Department of Health says the number of confirmed measles cases in the province has grown to 37.

And the risk of this happening increases with age (especially after 50 years), a compromised immune system (e.g. in HIV and ...

Panic gripped the vendors and residents of Bhubaneswar after fake currency notes of Rs 100 and Rs 200 were found to be ...

KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart explains the confirmed tornado seen along the Oregon Coast Monday, November 11, 2024.

Clark County is experiencing an alarming spike in whooping cough and chickenpox cases among children — outbreaks that health ...

Clark County Public Health officials are warning residents about a rise in whooping cough cases and chickenpox outbreaks ...

Three schools have been impacted by chickenpox outbreaks. The majority of whooping cough and chickenpox cases are among ...