Following the announcement of a measles outbreak in Montana, health officials confirm the five cases in Gallatin County ...

A recent study found that people who received Zostavax, a older shingles vaccine, had a lower risk of developing dementia.

We know that parents trust not only nurses, but especially school nurses," said Kate King, a school nurse in Columbus, Ohio.

You can ask your healthcare provider for the measles immunity test, Wohl said. A test called the Titer test, which measures ...

Back in 2013, the government of Wales decided that it would begin providing the zoster vaccine to prevent shingles in adults born on or after September 2, 1933, while those older than that would not ...

Shingles, a viral rash, can be incredibly painful ... 1933 were never eligible to receive the shingles vaccine, while people born after this date were eligible for one year, after they turned ...

A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already ... Up to 20% of shingles patients suffer excruciating nerve pain ...

The varicella-zoster virus—which causes varicella (chickenpox) in childhood and zoster (shingles) after ... vaccination began in the late 1990s), stopping it from causing the painful shingles rash.

The MMR vaccine is highly effective, but breakthrough measles infections are possible. Has a fully vaccinated person ever ...

Texas has reported more than 560 measles cases. The Texas Department of State Health Services said that 20 new cases were ...

A vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer ... Up to 20% of shingles patients suffer excruciating nerve pain months or even years after the rash itself is gone. It’s not clear ...

A MAJOR hospital is racing to identify patients and staff exposed to mpox after an infected person visited A&E. Mpox is a viral infection that is most commonly found in Africa but has spread ...