Shingles is a funny-sounding name for a seriously painful disease. How painful? That’s hard to put into words. Printable ones ...

We look at its symptoms, treatment and vaccine In Cantonese, shingles - a virus that causes a painful rash - is known as sang se, or "growing snakes", because of the way the rash seems to creep ...

I was going to retire and start travelling, but unfortunately I am sort of stuck here now because of shingles. Because of this pain I am sort of stuck here at the moment.” Maxine is hopeful that ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD You can develop shingles on the face. The rash looks like a group of small ...

A study by researchers at the University of Bristol exploring patients’ understanding and experience of shingles has found ...

Shingles may develop on your scalp and face if the virus that causes it travels along the trigeminal nerve. It may cause burning pain, itching, and clusters of painful blisters. Prompt medical ...

People aged 50 and over and those who are immunocompromised are more at risk of getting shingles, as well as developing a ...

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

I read your recent column on shingles. I am 66 and in fairly good health. I had both Shingrix shots about five years ago and take hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera (PV).

In Cantonese, shingles – a virus that causes a painful rash – is known as sang se, or “growing snakes”, because of the way the rash seems to creep like a snake under the skin.