Vaccination can also lower your chances of other serious shingles complications. For example, if it shows up on your face, ...

When data from two data sources were analyzed -- one of commercial health insurance claims, the other from Medicare -- ...

And the risk of this happening increases with age (especially after 50 years), a compromised immune system (e.g. in HIV and ...

But Dr Curham said: “Given the growing number of Americans at risk for this painful and often disabling disease and the availability of a very effective vaccine, shingles vaccination could provide a ...

(Reuters) -Shares in global vaccine makers fell sharply on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked Robert F.

STUDIES have shown that noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also called chronic diseases, impact the lives of people regardless of age. Among these that may require medical attention include ...

In this case-based module, Dr Toni Hazell discusses key vaccinations available to children on the NHS and how to manage potential questions and concerns parents may have about them ...

Kennedy has been criticized for making false medical claims. He has also vowed to purge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Florida Medicaid managed care plans — the coverage offered to millions of the state’s low-income residents — scored in the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...

Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.