The risk of shingles-related blindness increases with age, but a more effective vaccine is now available for those 50 and older.

That's what happened to eye surgeon Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, who was forced to stop operating. She tested a new way to treat ...

For a long time, scientists assumed the virus that causes both chickenpox and shingles stayed dormant in the body after infection. But new evidence suggests the shingles virus may be linked to ...

If you've fallen or had a recent blow to your rib area, that could be to blame. "Overuse or injury to the muscles in the ...

Shingles, a virus that can cause painful rashes and serious complications, is more common than many think. Dr. Jon LaPook ...

The launch of the GSK ‘Understanding Shingles’ research findings aims to raise awareness and address the lack of knowledge ...

A pharmacist is urging the public to be on alert for shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults ...

Shingles is a common condition that lies dormant in a third of adults over their lifetime. A pharmacist has shared the key ...

The researchers also think shingles could lead to “neuroinflammation, cerebral vasculopathy, direct neuronal damage, and the ...

Researchers from Stanford and Oxford suggest that a common virus which a million Americans deal with each year could be ...

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

Through experiments in mice infected with a herpes virus, scientists identified an immune system sensor that recognizes viral ...