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63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines
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 ...
Dear Doctor: Should older adult, who never had chickenpox, get the shingles vaccine?
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 ...
Dr. Roach: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines
Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.
Woman, 23, warns about common contact lens mistake after going blind in one eye
It happens when a parasite that can be found in water invades the eye, damaging the cornea, causing severe pain and ...
Acne Face Mapping: Can the Location of Your Breakouts Explain Their Cause?
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 ...