Shingles is a skin condition caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus responsible for chickenpox. (The virus remains dormant in some nerve cells after an ...

He did feel better, but after a few days at sea ... Some people continue to bear the burden of shingles for years — with long-term vision loss or nerve pain. Lowe was only 40 when he got ...

Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Shingles inflames the nerves, and even now, more than three years later, the intense pain ...

When Nancy Greeley was in her 50s, her sister, an infectious-disease specialist at the University of Rochester, told her to get the shingles vaccine. Despite Greeley’s best intentions, life got busy, ...

Although it may lessen over time, speak to your doctor if you have lingering pain after a shingles flare-up. What triggers a shingles flare-up ... and can help prevent any long-term side effects of ...

Shingles inflames the nerves, and even now, more than three years later, the intense pain she experienced is seared in her mind. “On a scale of one to 10, it was a 10,” said Greeley ...

About 30 per cent of adults will develop shingles in their lifetime and 10 per cent will develop lingering and debilitating nerve pain. Appointments for the Shingrix vaccine can be booked at ...

More Prince Edward Islanders are now eligible for a free shingles vaccine after the province lowered the age of eligibility ...

Leg pain and leg cramps aren't always an orthopedic issue: Both can be signs of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a serious blood-flow issue with implications for the heart.

The UK remains at risk from "lingering" inflation but its economy is among nations showing "robust" growth, according to a biannual report which upgrades its expectations for output both this year ...