As you say, not all trials found a benefit, but the largest trial found that intrathecal injections — which are similar to ...

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 ...

I agree that your PV and its treatment with hydroxyurea may have predisposed you to the complication of shingles that you had, called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). You are quite right that the pain ...

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

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

Starting antiviral therapy immediately prevents the chance of developing severe nerve pain called postherpetic neuralgia. It’s oftentimes debilitating with little effective treatment.

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 ...