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

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Rare but serious side effects include rash, itching, yellowing of the skin, swelling of the face and throat ... of nerve pain called post-herpetic neuralgia that often follows a shingles' diagnosis.

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 ...

Dr Muneeb Shah, a board certified dermatologist, noticed a spot on his chest in 2021, which was later confirmed to be a ...

The planning board this week kicked off its site plan review of the YMCA facility proposed on Brick Kiln Road, next door to ...