The two-dose vaccine has been shown to have benefits beyond just developing shingles, although that alone should be impetus ...

Shingles Complications. Shingles can be quite painful. Many people who see their doctor for shingles say it was the pain that ultimately led them to seek treatment.

A rare complication of shingles is urinary retention, in which the bladder doesn't empty enough or at all when someone urinates. But the man's doctors believe this is the first known time that the ...

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Shingles vaccine may cut heart disease risk, new study finds 03:48. Getting a shingles vaccine may help with more than the viral infection that causes painful rashes — new research shows it can ...

A study of more than one million people found the shingles vaccine may lower the risk of heart disease and stroke for up to eight years after the shots.

Treatment for oral shingles includes over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers, topical anesthetics, and soothing mouthwashes to ease the pain. Chicken Pox and Shingles.

New drug study could help treat people suffering from shingles that spreads to the eye 01:35. There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye.

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine.Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my ...

Shingles is “one of the worst pains in medicine.” A vaccine is highly effective at preventing it, but many people don’t get the shot.