DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend recently went through a bout of shingles. I really don't know much about this condition, but I know it was painful. How do you get it? Is there a treatment or vaccine for it ...

TV actress Cynthia Koh (centre) sharing what her mother, Madam H.K. Tan, went through when she had shingles in 2014. SINGAPORE – Madam H.K. Tan, 76, had shingles in her inner left ear. It was not ...

You may have heard the words shingles and chickenpox bandied about together, and for good reason — the two illnesses go hand in hand. Though you may think the chickenpox you had as a kid is one and ...

The idea that you can "catch" shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they've got it. Often, they've recently been near a child with chickenpox or ...

One of the largest studies ever conducted on the link between the shingles vaccine and brain health offers insight into how ...

Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is an infection that causes a rash. A shingles rash can be painful and blistering, and it often occurs on one side of the body or face. There may also be ongoing ...

The list of potential benefits of the shingles vaccine continues to grow. Beyond protecting against the viral infection and resulting painful rash, the shot has also been linked to a reduced risk of ...

People who get the shingles vaccine have a 23% lower risk of health problems like stroke, heart failure and heart disease, researchers reported Tuesday in the European Heart Journal. Adobe ...

Diabetes weakens the immune system, leaving individuals more vulnerable to shingles and its complications, says an expert.

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox "Shielding from Shingles" was launched on Oct 28 to raise awareness about shingles among Singaporean seniors ...

One of the largest studies ever conducted on the link between the shingles vaccine and brain health offers insight into how ...