A guide to shingles with the NHS website answering questions like what is the cause, is it contagious, and is there a ...

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

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

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 ...

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

A recent study found that people who received Zostavax, a older shingles vaccine, had a lower risk of developing dementia.

Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Most people have chickenpox in childhood and the virus remains ...