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

The infection can last for up to four weeks but pharmacists can help treat shingles quickly to make sure that the patient isn ...

Millions of people could skip the GP queue this winter and get the advice and medication they need amid warnings of a ...

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

In the UK, people living with certain types of dementia, can be prescribed treatments to help manage their symptoms. These are known as symptomatic treatments. They include donepezil (part of a family ...

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

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new laser treatment called NightLase is being used by local doctors to reduce snoring, offering a ...

During the third quarter, sales of GSK’s shingles vaccine dropped by 7% compared to the same period in 2023, while sales of its shot for respiratory syncytial virus, Arexvy, plunged by 72% year ...

In March 2023, my 94-year-old mother had a shingles episode on the right side of her neck, head, ear and (to a lesser degree) ...

and I have read estimates that somewhere between 13% to 30% of people over 80 with shingles will develop PHN. Now that she’s ...

and I have read estimates that somewhere between 13% to 30% of people over 80 with shingles will develop PHN. Now that she’s had symptoms for over a year, she has about a 50% chance of recovery during ...