Chickenpox in adults is rare -- and often severe. Patsy Mink, a 74-year-old congresswoman from Hawaii, died last month of viral pneumonia brought on by chickenpox. This unusual turn of events is ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chickenpox. I was tested in 2022 for ...