With treatment, the lesions and pain should subside in three to five weeks. Shingles on the face can lead to severe complications. While the rash is typically limited to one side of your face, it can ...

If a person’s shingles affects their ear or eye, a doctor may refer a person to a specialist for treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people with a weak ...

By 2020, one in eight participants – by then aged 86 and 87 – had been diagnosed with dementia. However, the researchers found that receiving the shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a ...

(CNN) — Although the two-dose shingles vaccine may force you to lay low for a day or two after getting the shot, it’s over 90% effective against this painful disease and its complications.

By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck reports on brain health and neuroscience. Getting vaccinated against shingles can reduce the risk of developing dementia, a large new study finds. The results provide ...

Pain behind the ear could be related to the ear itself or nearby structures that share a nerve supply with it. Several possible causes of pain behind the ear, including jaw inflammation ...

Herpes zoster vaccine linked to lower dementia rates Neuroinflammation reduction may be key to cognitive protection Adds a new public health incentive to vaccinate aging populations Scientists ...

Pain behind the ear could be related to the ear itself or nearby structures that share a nerve supply with it. Several possible causes of pain behind the ear, including jaw inflammation, a dental ...

Shingles is a painful rash that follows the path of a nerve on one side of the body. When it affects the scalp, it can cause discolored patches of skin with bumps or blisters that eventually form ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

Many people think shingles—a viral infection that causes a painful rash—is something only older people deal with, given that the risk generally increases with age. But Jacquelyn Gill ...

Shingles is a common condition experienced by one in four in their lifetime. While most people go on to make a full recovery, in the older generation and those with a weakened immune system there can ...