The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning the public of an exposure risk to varicella (also know as chickenpox) at ...

Anyone who visited emergency rooms in Prince Albert or Shellbrook during specific times on Oct. 10 or Oct. 11 may have been ...

BHP alleges some of the 620,000 bids for compensation rest on spurious claims, as part of a courtroom push to cut back the ...

For a long time, scientists assumed the virus that causes both chickenpox and shingles stayed dormant in the body after infection. But new evidence suggests the shingles virus may be linked to ...

The launch of the GSK ‘Understanding Shingles’ research findings aims to raise awareness and address the lack of knowledge ...

A pharmacist is urging the public to be on alert for shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults ...

Shingles is a common condition that lies dormant in a third of adults over their lifetime. A pharmacist has shared the key ...

Parents of newborns are facing increasing confusion and concern following the introduction of the new RSV immunisation for ...

A simple, extended course of antiviral medication may significantly reduce the risk of eye damage and chronic pain associated with shingles.

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...

Through experiments on mice infected with a herpes virus, scientists discovered an immune system sensor that detects viral ...