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 ...

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

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 ...

What happens is that the virus lies dormant in the nervous system, for many years sometimes, and then reemerges as shingles, which causes a painful string of rashes, typically on the face or ...

There are two different vaccines currently available for shingles. They are both given via an injection into the skin, much like a flu shot would be given. And it is given in one dose, so you just ...

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 ...

This European review of the prefilled syringe follows GSK's receipt of approval from the US Food & Drug Administration on January 8. GSK is also investigating submission of the new presentation to ...