Shingles is “one of the worst pains in medicine.” A vaccine is highly effective at preventing it, but many people don’t get ...

PHN is characterised by pain lasting from three months to several years after the rash subsides, and it is also the most ...

Gabapentin — an anti-seizure drug also approved for nerve pain related to shingles — is now among the most widely prescribed drugs in the country. It's used off-label to treat menopausal hot ...

Actor and advocate Brooke Shields says learning how to embrace aging and prioritize preventive health in her 50s feels "like ...

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 risk in Vietnam is soaring, fueled by a rise in chickenpox cases and an aging population. In Vietnam, hospitals have ...

In recent years, Loose Women favourite Janet Street-Porter has faced many health setbacks from cancer, to shingles, and now, ...

Media identity Jodie Oddy’s call for nationwide access to a free shingles vaccine hinges on the deliberations of one powerful ...

About 30 per cent of adults will develop shingles in their lifetime and 10 per cent will develop lingering and debilitating nerve pain. Appointments for the Shingrix vaccine can be booked at ...

More than 200,000 Australians who are immunocompromised will gain free access to the shingles vaccine in an expansion of a ...