Peak chickenpox season is growing closer, with the highly contagious disease threatening households and schools across the ...

I was under the impression that only older adults got shingles,” says Mangini, who was 37 at the time. The rash spread, yet ...

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my ...

Phyla, a new skincare brand backed by Ryan Reynolds and Shiseido, uses natural phage technology to clear up pimples.

At first, much the same. But inevitably, dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.

With an additional four measles cases reported late Thursday, we have an outbreak on the South Plains. So who is at risk? And ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control.