“If a precursor to incident dementia is neuroinflammation and stroke, if you have a stroke, it’s a strong predictor for vascular dementia,” explained Harris. “If that can be prevented in a healthy ...

The vaccine is around 90% effective in protecting against infection and can help prevent severe cases and rare complications ...

A school district in Lake County has alerted the community that they are monitoring what could become an 'outbreak' of ...

Four Northeastern graduate students were recently diagnosed with chickenpox, according to an email sent to students by ...

Chickenpox (also known as varicella) is a viral infection that causes itchy rashes with small, fluid-filled blisters. The ...

Northeastern University advised that if students "do not meet the immunity criteria, get a varicella vaccine dose ... as soon ...

The students are “are being treated for the disease and are taking all necessary precautions,” including isolation, the ...

Four Northeastern graduate students were diagnosed with chickenpox, the university announced in a campus-wide email ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chickenpox is very contagious and symptoms include an itchy, blister-like rash. “Chickenpox illness usually lasts about 4 to 7 days.

Vaccination rates among U.S. kindergartners for the 2023-24 school year fell slightly from the previous year as exemptions ...

The government response to the coronavirus pandemic set back children’s health in ways officials should have anticipated.

Four Northeastern University graduate students were diagnosed with chickenpox and are isolating, the university’s health and counseling services told students in an email Friday. The students ...