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

Many people think shingles—a viral infection that causes a painful rash—is something only older people deal with, given that ...

The shingles vaccine could do double duty as a protector against both infections and dementia, according to a new study.

Wales' vaccination program policy created natural experiment for U.S. research team, which found 20% reduction in dementia.

The shingles vaccine, typically administered to fend off a painful rash, might pack an unexpected benefit by delaying or even ...

Red spots on the skin, called petechiae, may also appear. Share on Pinterest A rash caused by shingles tends to appear in clusters on one side of the body. Anukool Manoton/Shutterstock Shingles is ...

A large quasi-experimental study in Australia found that adults eligible for free shingles vaccination based on their date of ...

A Stanford-led study, whose results have been published in Nature, has found evidence that the shingles vaccine leads to a reduced risk of dementia.

Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes ...

This virus can be reactivated many years later and manifests as shingles. The major symptom is a painful rash that commonly appears as a band of blisters localized to one area on the body ...

Many people think shingles—a viral infection that causes a painful rash—is something only older people deal with, given that the risk generally increases with age. But Jacquelyn Gill ...