I read your recent column on shingles. I am 66 years old and in fairly good health. I had both Shingrix shots about five years ago. I ...

Not all trials found a benefit, but the largest trial found that intrathecal injections led to excellent or good pain relief ...

Caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox – Shingles is an extremely painful condition that ...

The symptoms are typically rather vague at first: pain, itching, fatigue. Might it be shingles? Dr Kerstin Lommel, chief ...

Shingles is not contagious, but someone with an active rash can transmit the virus to other people through direct skin-to-skin contact. Shingles — also known as herpes zoster — is caused by ...

There’s no cure for shingles but early treatment with an antiviral within three days of the rash appearing, may speed healing and lower complications. Shingles is a viral infection which occurs ...

Dr. Burke says shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Chickenpox is common in children, who typically suffer from a blistering rash for four to ...

Shingles without a rash is called zoster sine herpete (ZSH) or internal shingles. This type of shingles is rare since most people with shingles develop a telltale rash on one side of their body. ZSH ...

Usually, the shingles rash occurs on the chest and tummy ... a rash that does not fade when a glass if rolled over it, a stiff neck, dislike to bright lights, drowsiness and seizures.