Measles and chickenpox are preventable, Navajo health officials said, urging people to stay up to date on vaccines.

According to the April 15 letter sent to parents of possibly exposed children, one student was diagnosed with chickenpox.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicken pox can spread quickly in people who aren't vaccinated. (Illustration: Liliana Penagos; Photo: Getty Images) (Illustration ...

Shingles can cause serious health issues, including increased risk of stroke, vascular dementia, and cognitive decline, but the vaccine can help protect you.

The Arkansas Department of Health confirmed the school sent out a letter on Wednesday regarding a student diagnosed with ...

Pinellas County health officials are asking parents at a Clearwater elementary school to keep any unvaccinated students home ...

Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the first time. It will be offered alongside the MMR jab, which protects against ...

At least one case of chicken pox has been confirmed in Winnetka schools, according to a March 19 letter from the Cook County Department of Public Health, which was provided by a spokeswoman for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A chickenpox vaccine will soon be rolled out on the NHS in England, the government has confirmed. The jab, available from January, ...

I didn’t have chicken pox as a child but did have it when I was 38 years old. I had red spots but no blisters or itching. I am now 65. My primary doctor says that I don’t need the shingles vaccine ...

The chicken pox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995 and, since then, cases of the virus in the U.S. have plummeted. But chicken pox still emerges from time to time. Montana public health ...