Vaccination can also lower your chances of other serious shingles complications. For example, if it shows up on your face, ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.

Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

When data from two data sources were analyzed -- one of commercial health insurance claims, the other from Medicare -- ...

Many Brits could be unknowingly teetering on the brink of serious health issues, as a leading expert warns that if left ...

Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash with blisters. The disease can occur at any age, but those affected are ...

Many Brits might unknowingly be walking a knife’s edge with their health, as an expert warned if left untreated, the disease ...

Shingles, also called zoster, looks like blisters on the skin and can be excruciating It's the chickenpox virus that reactivates causing a rash and nerve pain. Shingles of the eye can cause ...

is a highly contagious and potentially serious virus that can lead to respiratory illness.9 Both RSV and shingles pose ...