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

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 ...

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

Pharmacy owners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted in favour of cutting opening hours and stopping home ...

As the days get shorter and the air turns crisp, it’s time to prepare for the cooler months. Fall and winter bring their ...

Julián Mayorga tells Far Out about his very own origin story, a manic tale of a turkey that eventually led to the release of ...

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 ...

It has been FDA-approved to help control and treat seizures and to diminish a specific type of nerve pain called post-herpetic neuralgia that often follows a shingles' diagnosis. In addition to these ...

Just Room Enough Island is the smallest pocket of inhabited land in the world and sees tourists heading out on the Saint ...