There’s a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there’s a new treatment ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Key Takeaways Shingles can cause a painful rash with blisters that might appear on only one side of the face.Prompt treatment with antiviral medications can ...

Shingles of any type is believed to affect around 1 in 3 people in their lifetime and it’s estimated that up to 1 million new cases of shingles will occur in the United States each year. Shingles (or ...

New research finds the shingles vaccine can potentially provide broad protection against dementia. The same vaccine that ...

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus can lie dormant in your body’s nerve tissue for years when suddenly it’s ...

Dear Doctor K: A couple of months ago, my wife had shingles. The rash spread to her face, near her eye. This went away without treatment, but the doctor said it could return. If it comes back, does ...

Research has shown that since 2008, the percentage of elderly people with shingles has remained about the same but an increase in cases has been identified among younger adults. Over 50% of shingle ...

Kenshin, a member of the group Close Your Eyes, will temporarily suspend activities after being diagnosed with shingles. UNCORE, the agency of Close Your Eyes, said on the 14th, "Kenshin visited the ...