I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

First for Women: Elma Baron, professor of dermatology, offered advice on what treatments are available to treat shingles. “See your doctor right away if you think you have shingles. The sooner it’s ...

There’s a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there’s a new treatment ...

A woman’s severe shingles case highlights why experts urge all adults 50 and older to get vaccinated – protection that new research shows may also lower dementia and heart risks.

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Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye, according to new research led by faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...

Diabetes weakens the immune system, leaving individuals more vulnerable to shingles and its complications, says an expert.

Holly Willoughby’s absence from ITV daytime show This Morning will continue ‘for the rest of the week’ after she confirmed she has shingles. Holly Willoughby had already been off This Morning for the ...

Kristin Davis is speaking out about her “scary” experience with shingles. The 60-year-old Sex and the City star revealed on Wednesday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show that she had to temporarily ...