With advancing age, staying on top of medical concerns can be a challenge. There are prostate exams, mammograms, cancer screenings, diabetes checks and plenty more. But shingles, an illness that is ...

The Shingrix vaccine for shingles is not a live vaccine. It’s made from modified virus DNA. Shingles is a viral infection caused by herpes zoster, the same virus responsible for chickenpox. It can ...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral infection that affects the nerves. It usually produces a painful rash with blisters. The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox. Then, it lays dormant in ...

Growing evidence suggests the shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk by preventing brain inflammation, adding another ...

Shingles, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, can manifest as a painful, itchy rash on the buttocks, following the nerve paths in that area. Early signs of shingles, such as burning pain, ...

The idea that you can "catch" shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they've got it. Often, they've recently been near a child with chickenpox or ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Have you ever heard of a fully vaccinated 79-year-old woman getting a repeat case of shingles? This is actually my fourth time having it. My first occurrence of shingles was when I was ...