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

Many Brits might unknowingly be walking a knife’s edge with their health, as an expert warned if left untreated, the disease ...

Amid warnings of a 'tripledemic' of cold, flu and Covid this winter, millions could bypass the GP queue and directly access ...

Amid warnings of a 'tripledemic' of cold, flu and Covid this winter, millions could bypass the GP queue and directly access ...

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

Housing remained the focus of the NDP on Tuesday, as leader Claudia Chender promised to create a compliance and enforcement ...

At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten ... She knew immediately what it was: shingles. At the time, in 2008, Cohen was director of the Cornea Service at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.

Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives say that if re-elected Nov. 26 they will introduce a universal shingles vaccine ...

Party leader Tim Houston said the program would cost $27 million the first year before ... the tools to fight shingles with a vaccine that can reduce or eliminate the symptoms of this disease ...

While symptoms may start mildly, untreated shingles can lead to long-term discomfort and complications." The first sign of shingles is often a tingling or burning sensation, usually in a localised ...