The oldest sitting member of the Senate, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is recovering at home after a recent hospitalization secondary to the viral infection called shingles, according to multiple ...

The recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) is very effective against the viral rash, but research has found that it may also ...

These common missteps can make a painful situation worse.

Shingles is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster (aka herpes zoster) virus, the same virus responsible for chickenpox. After you’ve had chickenpox, the virus can stay ...

Shingles, a painful, blistering rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, affects about 1 in 3 people in their ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 70. I got my shingles vaccination in 2018. I took two doses of the Shingrix vaccine. I was invited to dinner at someone’s house where someone just got shingles. Am I still ...

Most patients resume their normal activities in 2-3 days after taking the prescribed dose.” Anyone over 50 years of age ...

Ed Sheeran just gave fans a surprise health update — and a new look to go with it. The “Perfect” singer revealed in an April 2026 Instagram post that he’s been dealing with shingles, a painful viral ...