The risk of shingles-related blindness increases with age, but a more effective vaccine is now available for those 50 and older.

After talking to your physician, there are a few things you can do to cope with shingles at home. Get enough rest. Use ...

A friend asked for a column on shingles. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox, and ...

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

As shingles progresses, a painful rash usually appears. It begins with a few red spots or small blisters that quickly turn into clusters of fluid-filled blisters, which then crust over.

Shingles typically start with tingly, prickly skin (I felt like I was getting a tattoo on my forehead) and develop into a painful, itchy red rash with fluid-filled blisters and scabs within one to ...

However, as it progresses, it can cause symptoms such as itchy skin, pruritus, and a rash. Around 35.5 million adults in the United States live with kidney disease, but only about 10% know they ...

As for symptoms, shingles usually presents as a rash on the skin. “Before a rash develops, people may feel like they are coming down with something, they may feel off-form or run down,” Eavan says.

Shingles is a funny-sounding name for a seriously painful disease. How painful? That’s hard to put into words. Printable ones, at least. Officially, shingles pain can range from mild to severe. ...