While severe pain and burning are typical symptoms, tingling and buzzing sensations, along with numbness, can also be early ...

Many people aren’t benefiting from the shingles vaccine now. Not only can it prevent shingles — it also may protect the brain ...

This discovery is a big step forward in the fight against common viral infections like shingles and herpes. For millions of ...

A rare policy quirk in Wales offered scientists an accidental natural experiment—and what they found could reshape how we prevent dementia. Researchers discovered that people eligible for the shingles ...

Dr. Miller says cleaning your rash once a day is plenty. If you choose to do so in the shower, use lukewarm water; high heat ...

A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that a shingles vaccine reduces the risk of dementia by 20% over a seven-year ...

There are few effective treatments for dementia and no preventive ... The virus can get reactivated in adulthood and manifest as shingles, which is characterized by a burning, painful rash.

Women at risk for Alzheimer’s and other causes of dementia may especially benefit from the vaccine, a new study finds.

Shingles of any type is believed to affect around 1 in 3 people in their lifetime and it’s estimated that up to 1 million new ...

Taking advantage of a unique public health policy in the UK, a new study has found that receiving the shingles vaccine ...

Back in 2013, the government of Wales decided that it would begin providing the zoster vaccine to prevent shingles in adults ...

Shingles can lead to complications such as postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is persistent nerve pain following the rash. Treatment modalities for shingles include antiviral medications ...