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

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

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I'm one of the 1% who has never had, nor been ...

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 ...

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella-zoster virus ...

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

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

During the third quarter, sales of GSK’s shingles vaccine dropped by 7% compared to the same period in 2023, while sales of its shot for respiratory syncytial virus, Arexvy, plunged by 72% year over ...

Yet another strain of the virus that causes mpox might be readily spreading from person to person, according to an analysis of the pathogen’s genome. This development could further complicate ...

Preventative shingles shots are typically not covered by Medicare nor private plans, even though the virus can sideline victims for months and force them into extended care facilities for life.