Metal and shingle roofs are common options for residential buildings. Metal roofs are typically made of large sheets of steel ...

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 ...

A team of researchers, led by James Mbinta, believes the shingles vaccine could play a crucial role in reducing the risk of ...

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 ...

Jamie Mackelfresh, MD: Currently, the CDC recommends that adults over age 50, in particular, are the core people who should think about getting the shingles vaccine. There are two different ...

Shingles primarily affects older adults, particularly those over 50, as well as individuals with weakened immune systems due to conditions such as asthma, coronary heart disease, chronic ...

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 ...

Started just itching - very itchy... A couple of days after the blisters, I went to the doctor and yeah, they diagnosed shingles.” That is Pamela, a woman who developed shingles in her late 50s.

“Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus,” said Dr. Eugene Fellin, a family medicine physician at Penn State Health Medical Group — Fleetwood. “It’s the same virus that causes ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the shingles vaccine for all adults 50 and older and adults 19 and older with weakened immune systems. However, Medicare Part A and ...

Older adults are advised to protect themselves from flu and shingles, but is offering adjuvanted vaccinations for both conditions simultaneously an acceptable option? Expedient, yes. Safe…?