Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may have heard the words shingles and chickenpox bandied about together, and for good reason — the two illnesses go hand in ...

There’s a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there’s a new treatment ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: 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 take hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera (PV).

Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye, according to new research led by faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...

As temperatures drop, more people are seeking help for sudden, painful rashes and nerve pain. Superdrug Online Doctor has reported a 50% increase in patients seeking consultations for shingles in ...

You can develop shingles on the face. The rash looks like a group of small blisters or lesions that can itch, burn, or tingle. With treatment, the lesions and pain should subside in three to five ...

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While many people know shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash, which anyone who’s had chickenpox can get, it can also cause long-term conditions that should not be underestimated.

A, 66 years old, who lives in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, has yet to recover from the aftereffects of shingles contracted two years ago. Believing it was merely a common cold, he delayed visiting a ...