Many people aren’t benefiting from the shingles vaccine now. Not only can it prevent shingles — it also may protect the brain ...

While severe pain and burning are typical symptoms, tingling and buzzing sensations, along with numbness, can also be early ...

Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be ...

For decades, researchers have searched for a way to slow or prevent dementia. Despite countless studies, solutions remain ...

CNN: To start, what is shingles? Dr. Leana Wen: Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox, and people who ...