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 friend asked for a column on shingles. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox, and ...

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

This long-term nerve pain occurs where the shingles rash appeared and can last for months or even years after the rash fades. Older adults are more likely to develop postherpetic neuralgia and ...

Shingles affects about one-third of people who’ve had chickenpox, leading to burning, tingling, and shooting nerve pain. The symptoms can last for 3 to 5 weeks. Some people also get postherpetic ...

The pain from shingles has been described as aching, burning, stabbing or shock-like. Even once you've got over the disease, as many as one in five people suffer from post-herpetic neuralgia.

I went to my family doctor, and she immediately diagnosed me with shingles and put me on gabapentin, which didn’t help much. The next month was complete misery. I never really had itching or an ...