I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my ...

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

A team of researchers, led by James Mbinta, believes the shingles vaccine could play a crucial role in reducing the risk of ...

A shingles rash. (Wikimedia Commons ... That’s when I decided to get the shot.” The first dose “was nothing, just like getting a flu shot,” but the second one “knocked me out for ...

You may first experience skin discoloration and bumps ... other areas of your body by touching the rash. But an active shingles rash is highly contagious to other people until the blisters dry ...

The study also found that: While public awareness campaigns about the shingles vaccine helped some recognise symptoms early, many did not think their rash related to shingles. The reasons for ...

In an exclusive interview with SheKnows, Sheryl Lee Ralph spoke about the importance of health discussions with your family!

Jon Imondi, 43, from Worcester, felt unhappy and unfulfilled working from home after the pandemic - but his health was suffering too, and he now encourages others to get checked ...