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 ...

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

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

Adults 50 and older are recommended to get shingles vaccinations. Shingles, caused by reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, causes a painful rash of blisters that wraps around the ...

Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives promised on Tuesday to introduce a universal shingles vaccine program for people 65 ...

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

The vaccine protects against a condition called herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles. The infection causes a ...

Virtually all adults have been exposed to the varicella zoster virus and around 30% will develop shingles at least once in their lifetime. The blistering skin rash accompanying shingles also causes ...

Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: 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) right cheek. The active blisters lasted ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...