After talking to your physician, there are a few things you can do to cope with shingles at home. Use calamine lotion on ...

You can develop shingles on the face. The rash looks like a group of small blisters or lesions that can itch, burn, or tingle. With treatment, the lesions and pain should subside in 3 to 5 weeks.

If a rash has recently appeared on your body, you may suspect you have shingles. Generally, shingles lasts an average of four weeks. Shingles is known for the painful rash it causes, and it can appear ...

A friend asked for a column on shingles. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox, and ...

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

A team of researchers, led by James Mbinta, believes the shingles vaccine could play a crucial role in reducing the risk of ...

MediSave can be used to pay for the cost of the vaccine after subsidies from 2026. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Because the nerve is inflamed shingles usually causes severe pain in the same area, typically the pain starts a couple of days before the rash appears and can last several weeks after the rash has ...

Understanding the causes of chest pain can help alleviate unnecessary anxiety and promote informed decision-making about when to seek medical evaluation Read ahead to know!

The shingles vaccine is already recommended for older adults to prevent the rash and its painful complications. But new ...

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Monday (Feb 10) that it will extend subsidies and MediSave usage for ...