Increased Risk of Corneal Ulcers in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Patients, suggests study Dr Riya Dave26 May 2025 9:00 PM ISTAccording to a new study published in Frontiers in Medicine patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) are at a much greater risk of corneal...
Can varicella-zoster vaccine provide protection against dementia? Jacinthlyn Sylvia28 Jun 2023 10:00 AM ISTThe findings from a study published in the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory strongly suggest that the varicella-zoster virus, which causes both shingles...
GSK Shingles vaccine Shingrix now in India Ruchika Sharma26 April 2023 3:27 PM ISTShingrix is a non-live vaccine it can be offered to those, above the age of 50 years, who are immunocompromised and/or immunosuppressed and who are...
Medical Bulletin 24/November/2022 Isra Zaman24 Nov 2022 1:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:PTSD patients have lower chances of surviving COVIDResearchers from UC San Francisco and the San Francisco...
Herpes zoster associated with higher long - term risk of a major cardiovascular event Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Nov 2022 10:30 AM ISTInvestigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital hy found in a new study that Herpes zoster associated with higher long‐term risk of a major...
Shingles found to be associated with heightened risk for stroke, heart attack: Study Isra Zaman24 Nov 2022 10:00 AM ISTShingles often causes a painful rash and can occur anywhere on the head or body. Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus...
Why shingles can lead to stroke unfolded by CU Anschutz research Isra Zaman31 Oct 2022 9:15 AM ISTHerpes zoster (HZ) or shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus which causes chicken pox. The virus lingers in the ganglionic neurons and can...
Zoster vaccine mitigates stroke risk following Varicella zoster infection Dr.Niharika Harsha B12 July 2022 4:45 AM ISTA new investigation has found that at least one zoster vaccination was found to mitigate the risk of stroke following zoster infection. The study was...
Role of acyclovir in Management of chickenpox: Analyzing the importance of starting early Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 May 2022 12:45 PM ISTVaricella infections, commonly known as chickenpox, are generally a mild, contagious childhood disease, but can affect adults more severely. (1)While...
Young MS patients on Dimethyl Fumarate develop Aggressive Herpes Zoster: Case Study Dr. Shravani Dali15 July 2021 8:45 AM ISTResearchers have reported first young, not immunodeficient patients with normal Absolute Lymphocytic count to manifest severe Herpes zoster...
