A study by researchers at the University of Bristol exploring patients’ understanding and experience of shingles has found that many had a limited understanding of the illness before diagnosis and ...

Repeated head injuries suffered by sports players and military personnel — a known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease — may ...

Here's what you need to know about the virus and how to protect yourself. Shingles is caused by varicella zoster, the same virus that causes chickenpox, said Dr. Sharon Curhan, a physician and ...

One year after the second vaccine dose, the anti-gE antibody immune response to amezosvatein continues to be non-inferior to ShingrixSEATTLE, ...

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 ...

Thankfully, recent studies suggest that a shingles vaccine could not only protect against the rash but also reduce the ...

A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia ...

which analysts believe could hit peak annual revenues of $1.5 billion That's because trials suggest it could offer greater protection against the shingles virus than Merck & Co’s rival ...

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 ...

Shingles and chickenpox are caused by the same virus. After a patient recovers from chickenpox, a common childhood disease, the virus remains dormant in the nervous system and can reactivate later ...

GSK has announced that the FDA has accepted its application to review a prefilled syringe version of Shingrix, its shingles vaccine. This new ver ...