Dr Babak Ashrafi, a member of Superdrug’s Online Doctor team, explained: “Shingles can come as a shock, many people wake up ...

Shingles nerve pain, also known as postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), is the most common complication associated with shingles. Doctors can prescribe several different medications to help a person manage ...

If you’re in your 40s or older, you might have memories of having chickenpox—the once-common childhood virus was a rite of passage that usually involved a week of itchy fluid-filled blisters, lots of ...

The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also known as herpes zoster, but a new study suggests that it could have ...

You can prevent shingles through vaccination with the Shingrix vaccine. Shingrix is more than 90% effective in preventing shingles for people aged 50 years and older. If you have shingles symptoms, ...

Most people who have Medicare can get the shingles vaccine for free. As of 2023, the shingles vaccine is fully covered through Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage as part of your prescription drug ...

Amanda MacMillan is a health and science writer and editor. Her work appears across brands like Health, Prevention, SELF, O Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Time Out New York, and National Geographic's The ...

COVID-19 and shingles are both viral infections. Though COVID-19 does not cause shingles, there may be a link between the two conditions. COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease that a person can ...