A team of researchers, led by James Mbinta, believes the shingles vaccine could play a crucial role in reducing the risk of ...

As temperatures drop, many people experience dry, red, and itchy skin, a condition that often worsens in winter.

A friend asked for a column on shingles. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox, and ...

STRUGGLING to nab an appointment with your GP to get your earache or sore throat seen too? No need to wait till a slot opens up – you can beat the queue and get those and five more ...

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 ...

Feeling a little itchy? Here's how to recognize the most commonly undiagnosed skin irritations, including the one you may ...

A breast cancer rash can look like a harmless skin irritation—but there’s a notable difference. Cancer doctors explain why it’s important to get any new breast rash checked out.

Sometimes, the penis can become itchy. This may occur alone or with other ... Psoriasis is a condition that can cause the skin to appear flushed, flaky, and scaly. Psoriasis on the penis may ...

Miliaria rubra is a type of heat rash or prickly heat that happens when sweat becomes trapped under the skin. Children tend to get it more than adults because their sweat glands are still developing.

What happens is that the virus lies dormant in the nervous system, for many years sometimes, and then reemerges as shingles, which causes a painful string of rashes, typically on the face or ...