Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, affects about 30,000 people in Singapore each year. The viral infection, which causes ...

The cases of Madam Tan and Mr Lee – in 2014 and 2023, respectively – show that shingles symptoms do not always appear as a band of blisters on the torso, as many believe. Mr Lionel Lee contracted ...

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).

Alerts have been issued about the rising number of chickenpox cases in Northern New South Wales this year. Meanwhile, ...

California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein — the oldest member of Congress — said Tuesday that she has returned home from the hospital where she was being treated for shingles. “I want to thank ...

A year after his first shingles outbreak, one marathon runner’s familiar rash turned into an unexpected diagnosis Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE since ...

ST. LOUIS — Shingles vaccines were offered to St. Louis-area residents during a three-hour event on Wednesday. ArchWell Health offered the vaccines during a Spring Open House from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at ...

Chest pain and shortness of breath are two symptoms that grab your attention quickly, potentially signaling a heart attack if they come on suddenly. And if they develop gradually and worsen over time, ...

The shingles vaccine does more than just protect middle-aged folks and seniors against maddening rashes, a new study says. The vaccine also lowers their risk of heart disease, dementia and death, ...