Headlines and social media posts spread misleading claims this week about the COVID-19 vaccines and herpes. Specifically, posts and articles (like this one from the New York Post) imply that some ...

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You've seen the commercial. The one that ominously tells you if you had chickenpox as a child, the virus that causes shingles is already inside you. It's creepy, but it's also a good way to prompt ...

Some social media posters have been wrongly suggesting a medical study has shown a link between COVID-19 and genital herpes. They all linked to a study which found that a small number of women with ...

Cannabis oil and topicals have been known to produce impressive results with skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis and different kinds of abrasions. A study conducted in 2010 tested a facial lotion ...

NanoViricides, Inc. has developed unique micelles termed nanoviricides that can bind and inactivate viruses, including those that cause shingles and genital ulcers. Despite the availability of ...