Everyday illness is a normal part of childhood and it’s absolutely natural for your little one to pick up some kind of stomach bug or virus; this also includes chickenpox. Medically known as varicella ...

Being covered in itchy red bumps isn’t anybody's idea of a good time. Even though the chickenpox vaccine has reduced cases by nearly 90 percent since it was introduced, it’s still possible to get this ...

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 ...