A woman’s severe shingles case highlights why experts urge all adults 50 and older to get vaccinated – protection that new research shows may also lower dementia and heart risks.

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, affects about 30,000 people in Singapore each year. The viral infection, which causes ...

“A shingles infection can cause blood vessel damage, inflammation and clot formation that can lead to heart disease,” is something Seoul’s Kyung Hee University College of Medicine Professor Dong Keon ...

The UAE has launched a new vaccination drive for adults aged 50 and above. The Shingrix vaccine is now available to protect ...

Shingles affects about 1 million Americans each year. It’s a painful, blistering rash that can last weeks and interfere with work, hobbies and sleep. The virus that causes shingles is already in the ...

A year after his first shingles outbreak, one marathon runner’s familiar rash turned into an unexpected diagnosis Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE since ...