The idea that you can "catch" shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried ...

CNN — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat, recently announced she is out of the hospital and recovering at home from shingles, a painful viral inflammation in the skin's nerves ...

Shingles is a painful, blistering rash that can last for weeks, potentially disrupting work, family time, hobbies, sleep and social plans.It is caused by the sa ...

The oldest sitting member of the Senate, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is recovering at home after a recent hospitalization secondary to the viral infection called shingles, according to multiple ...

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 ...

Diagnosed with a shingles infection in late February, Sen. Dianne Feinstein is now hospitalized and undergoing treatment at a San Francisco hospital. Anyone who has contracted the virus knows how ...

Once you've had chickenpox, the virus never leaves your body and can cause shingles later in life as your immune system ...

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office has confirmed reports detailing new health complications that may have resulted from the congressional giant’s bout with shingles. Her spokesman Adam Russell ...

A campaign launched by Gesy is urging people to take shingles seriously and get the free vaccine.People over 60 are encouraged to understand the risks and speak with their general practitioner, who ...

Medical experts say vaccines are crucial for seniors. While vaccines may not always prevent illness, doctors say they can ...

A 2024 Nature Medicine study found that people who received Shingrix (a shingles vaccine that has something added to it— adjuvant —to trigger a more robust immune response) were at least 17% less ...