Those who suffered through chickenpox as kids likely remember the agony of its itchy rash. Oven mitts or snow gloves may have been used to prevent you from inadvertently clawing your skin off, while ...

The Navajo Nation Department of Health has confirmed recent cases of plague, chickenpox and measles. Medical professionals emphasize that vaccination is the most effective prevention for chickenpox ...

The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, mpox and a number of other infectious diseases. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...

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The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume. By Apoorva ...

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Health officials in Collin County have issued an alert after a rise in chickenpox cases, raising concerns that the virus could soon spread into neighboring Tarrant County.

The Georgia high school teacher who was killed in a horrific prank gone wrong knew students were coming to his house — and was excited to catch them in the act, his heartbroken family revealed. Jason ...

The family of a Georgia high school teacher who died last week following a prank gone wrong at his home said they want the charges against the teenagers involved dropped. Subscribe to read this story ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Multiple chickenpox cases has been confirmed at Principia School in St. Louis County, and there are possibly up to nine, according to school officials. A spokesperson told FOX ...

Most people have a virus hiding in their cells. It’s probably been there for years, and it could reactivate anytime. This virus, varicella-zoster, causes both chickenpox and shingles, a painful rash ...