The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the ...

Risk factors for scurvy include poor nutrition, gastric bypass surgery, dialysis, alcoholism, psychiatric history and eating disorders.

With the 2024 festive season looming, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has urged residents to remain vigilant against the ...

A deadly new variant of the Mpox virus has spread through countries in Africa - and concerns are intensifying after Europe ...

The first thing to understand is that hand, foot, and mouth disease is an illness that's highly contagious and easily spread, ...

A new study has revealed that girls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that ...

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) continues to monitor the spread of Mpox. That will not ...

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, according to ...

Red spots on the skin can have various causes from mild to serious Identifying the cause is essential for effective ...

New research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Cornea Subspecialty Day is part of the part of the 8-year ...

El Paso health officials are describing and providing more information on MPox after two cases were confirmed in El Paso.

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