Once you've had chickenpox, the virus never leaves your body and can cause shingles later in life as your immune system ...

New research reveals the shingles vaccine may cut vascular dementia risk by half, offering unexpected brain protection beyond ...

The chicken pox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995 and, since then, cases of the virus in the U.S. have plummeted. But chicken pox still emerges from time to time. Montana public health ...

Discover foods to avoid when you have chickenpox, and find comforting, bland options to soothe symptoms. Prioritize hydration ...

If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what ...

Chickenpox vaccines have virtually wiped out severe complications and deaths in American children from the highly contagious virus, a new report finds. Chickenpox —which is caused by the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes chickenpox lying dormant in their nervous system. Most people contract the varicella zoster virus, or VZV, when they get ...

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 never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella ...

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 never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella ...