For a long time, scientists assumed the virus that causes both chickenpox and shingles stayed dormant in the body after infection. But new evidence suggests the shingles virus may be linked to ...

Emerging research from Stanford University and other leading institutions suggests that the shingles virus, which affects ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...

For the millions of Americans who suffer from shingles each year, the threat of vision loss has long been a looming concern.

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...

We usually think of chickenpox as something that only affects children. And while the virus is indeed most common amongst ...

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

A pharmacist is urging the public to be on alert for shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, ...

New research is providing fresh support for the decades-old idea that viral infections can play a role in at least some ...

Patient, doctor and woman with injection needle for medicine, covid and vitamin Aging is a gift that comes with benefits and challenges. One challenge for adults 50 and over is shingles. This virus ...