All feature rashes – but it's how and where they appear that needs closer inspection.

Before vaccines, some parents intentionally exposed their children to the virus. In the internet age, that thinking is resurfacing.

But anyone who has cared for a miserable child covered in painful blisters or unable to sleep because of the relentless itching knows that chickenpox is not always mild. I had chickenpox as a six-year ...

Lakelands Public Health says anyone who visited the emergency department from May 11 to May 12 should monitor for symptoms until early June.

If you feel like you’ve been hearing about shingles a lot lately, you’re not wrong. From Reddit threads to news about recent research, one thing is clear: What was once seen as a condition that mainly ...

The recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) is very effective against the viral rash, but research has found that it may also help prevent or treat dementia.

Measles cases have been confirmed in the Watford area, the Hertfordshire NHS has confirmed, as catch-up jabs are being ...

The illness can leave lingering marks, from textural changes to hyperpigmentation. Here’s how to protect your skin as it ...

From history-making milestones to draft-dodging wombats, graphic novels have finally conquered the literary elite.

Lately, I’ve come to notice that the strangest and most terrible pieces of my childhood are roaring back. I was born in 1933, and much of what I remember as a little girl was defined by either the war ...

Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton seems close to himself again after a bout with shingles.