That's what happened to eye surgeon Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, who was forced to stop operating. She tested a new way to treat ...

We usually think of chickenpox as something that only affects children. And while the virus is indeed most common amongst ...

If you've fallen or had a recent blow to your rib area, that could be to blame. "Overuse or injury to the muscles in the ...

A bus with scientific pamphlets and educational programs for the elderly began touring 35 cities in nine provinces and ...

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

The rash and blisters may lead to itching, sensitivity and potentially secondary bacterial infections. On the McGill Pain Scale, shingles-related pain is often described as more severe than labour ...

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

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye ...

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

Once Lowe could speak clearly again, he went back to work at WSOC ... continue to bear the burden of shingles for years — with long-term vision loss or nerve pain. Lowe was only 40 when he ...

In 2020, an estimated 54 million adults in the U.S. were living with chronic pain. Over 25 percent of them were treating ...

An article published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity reports the findings of a study by researchers based in ...