I was under the impression that only older adults got shingles,” says Mangini, who was 37 at the time. The rash spread, yet ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Shingles under the breast occurs when the virus that causes shingles, known as the ...

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Jamie Mackelfresh, MD: Currently, the CDC recommends that adults over age 50, in particular, are the core people who should think about getting the shingles vaccine. There are two different ...

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

This long-term nerve pain occurs where the shingles rash appeared and can last for months or even years after the rash fades. Older adults are more likely to develop postherpetic neuralgia and ...

To address that question, Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed a comprehensive database covering all Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents and reviewed the records of adults in whom shingles were ...

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 ...

He says shingles is actually fairly common, because so many of us have had chicken pox as children or young adults. “It's caused by the chickenpox virus and then, as people age, the virus re ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the shingles vaccine for all adults 50 and older and adults 19 and older with weakened immune systems. However, Medicare Part A and ...

To combat the rising cases of shingles, a particular scourge for older adults, the health ministry will add its vaccination to the national immunization program, starting in fiscal 2025.