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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Please write about shingles. I am a 77-year-old woman who’s been married for 30 years, and I have shingles on my face and head. I am being treated with acyclovir. I have no idea what ...

The recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) is very effective against the viral rash, but research has found that it may also help prevent or treat dementia.

A few friends and colleagues have come down with shingles recently. All of them were under the age of 50. Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the ...

Researchers have developed a new treatment formula—known as GS-1—that could reduce the symptoms and contagiousness of the viruses behind shingles and cold sores. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and ...

If you've ever had chickenpox, you are at risk of developing shingles in the future. While people might assume that shingles — a painful, blistering rash — only affects older adults, 1 in 3 ...

The study suggests that post-COVID shingles may serve as a clinically relevant marker of neuro-immunological vulnerability, ...

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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In people living with HIV, the adjuvanted recombinant subunit herpes zoster vaccine shows a favorable short-term safety and ...

To combat the rising cases of shingles, a particular scourge for older adults,  the health ministry will add its vaccination ...