Abscess If you notice a painful bump on the roof of your mouth, it could be an abscess—an infection that forms when bacteria ...

There are many other types of rashes with a wide variety of causes. Treatment for a rash requires the correct diagnosis and ...

When individuals reach age 50, their risk of developing shingles increases, making it more important than ever to understand this painful condition and how to help prevent it.

Travel writer Sara Iannacone struggled with intense symptoms on the road. Here’s what she wished she would have known.

Anyone who has had chickenpox can develop shingles. What makes this viral infection so dangerous and how can you protect ...

The list of potential benefits of the shingles vaccine continues to grow. Beyond protecting against the viral infection and resulting painful rash, the shot has also been linked to a reduced risk ...

The highly common herpes strain, also called varicella-zoster virus (VZV), can cause chickenpox in childhood and later ...

The shingles vaccine has benefits that stretch beyond protecting older adults from the painful skin condition, a new study ...

My column this week was on guidance for the coronavirus booster. This newsletter focuses on the shingles vaccine. Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is caused by the same virus that causes ...

Shingles is a rash on one side of the body that ... in the center of the chest that spreads to the underarms, back, arm, neck, or jaw. Pain radiating from the chest to one or both arms may be ...

By 2020, one in eight participants – by then aged 86 and 87 – had been diagnosed with dementia. However, the researchers found that receiving the shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles ...