Some children will go on to develop complications. In rare cases chicken pox can cause a swelling of the brain, called ...

The first patient that I cared for as a pediatric intern was a four-year-old boy who had severe brain inflammation from ...

A CDC advisory panel voted Thursday to limit the availability of a combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella, ...

All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.

Rowan County Public Health has confirmed a case of chickenpox in a young adult, marking a rare occurrence in the area.

SALISBURY — Rowan County Public Health officially confirmed one case of chickenpox in a young adult. It is the first confirmed chickenpox case in the county in three years.  A release from the health ...

Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can, in rare cases, experience bleeding on the brain that causes a type of stroke called intracerebral hemorrhage. A Loyola University Medical ...

Shingles is a painful condition caused by the herpes zoster virus. Because about 1 million people in the United States get shingles yearly, it's important to know how to treat the condition and what ...