UKHSA lists symptoms as parents told to 'be vigilant' after chickenpox

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a list of symptoms parents and caregivers should look out for in children, ...
Magnolia Reporter

Protect children during back-to-school season by scheduling routine vaccines

As children prepare to return to school, parents should talk to their children’s doctors about routine vaccinations, which ...
Soap Central

What was Blake Garrett's cause of death? Court records shed light on former child actor's passing

Months after Blake Garrett's death, the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner finally disclosed what led to the ...
CNN

2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about it during interviews with investigators at a Michigan ...
Fox News

First clade I mpox case confirmed in Connecticut after patient traveled to Western Europe

A case of clade I mpox — a more virulent version of the virus that causes monkeypox, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — has been confirmed in the U.S., as global health ...
WebMD

Preventing Shingles With Shingrix

Most people born in the United States before 1980 have been infected with chickenpox or the varicella-zoster virus. Chickenpox remains dormant in your body but can reactivate later as shingles or ...
NPR

Shingles can hit younger than you think. The vaccine can prevent the painful illness

Chad Bernhard knows the pain of shingles firsthand. The New York City-based audio instructor was in his mid-30s when he noticed a rash on the left side of his body and around part of his chest and his ...
The New York Times

C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses

The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume. By Apoorva ...
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

Shingles myths debunked by FMC. What you need to know about the virus

You’ve probably heard of shingles or know someone who has suffered from this painful viral infection. You might also think that you only need to worry about shingles if you are older. While it’s true ...
The Conversation

What to know about shingles, a painful infection that vaccination can prevent

NBA star Tyrese Haliburton was recently diagnosed with shingles. The news drew attention to an illness that many people rarely talk about but is far more common than many realize. In Canada, 130,000 ...
Chicago Tribune

Chicken pox in Winnetka area has parents watching for symptoms

At least one case of chicken pox has been confirmed in Winnetka schools, according to a March 19 letter from the Cook County Department of Public Health, which was provided by a spokeswoman for ...
AOL

Chicken pox vaccine: How and where to get children free jab as NHS rollout begins

Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the first time. It will be offered alongside the MMR jab, which protects against ...