If you're at risk for shingles, getting vaccinated is the best option for protection. Shingrix is the only vaccine that helps prevent shingles in the U.S. An older vaccine, Zostavax, is no longer ...

Shingles is a viral infection that causes blistery, itchy, and painful rashes. These outbreaks can occur anywhere on the body, including the scalp. In addition to pain and itching, symptoms of ...

Scientists have studied herbal extracts and nutritional supplements based on some herpes patients' claims that they help relieve symptoms. Some study results have been promising, others ...

What Are The Symptoms of Genital Herpes? Genital herpes most often appears as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. When these blisters burst they leave the tender sores known ...

"Oh, hell, not this too," I thought. "Maybe it's shingles from all that stress. I knew I should have gotten that shot." Shingles, in case you've missed all the vaccine ads on TV and in drugstores ...

You can get genital herpes symptoms on or between the buttocks, including bumps or clusters that look like a rash. Herpes is a common viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It ...

Headache can also be a symptom of a more serious side effect of Rituxan, including infusion reactions* and serious infections, such as shingles. Rituxan may cause several side effects. Here are ...

A new study found the shingles vaccination cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20%. The research is part of a growing understanding of how healthy lifestyle ...

My column this week was on guidance for the coronavirus booster. This newsletter focuses on the shingles vaccine. Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is caused by the same virus that causes ...

In a recent study published in the JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association), an international team of researchers determined whether eligibility for herpes zoster (HZ) (virus that ...