I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

If it reactivates, the virus travels down your nerve pathways and causes shingles symptoms. Shingles rashes typically develop on the chest, neck, forehead, and lower back, but they can also appear ...

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

For some people, the symptoms of shingles are mild, such as itching ... Hearing loss, a brief paralysis of the face, or, very rarely, inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) can also occur. Most ...