You've seen the commercial. The one that ominously tells you if you had chickenpox as a child, the virus that causes shingles is already inside you. It's creepy, but it's also a good way to prompt ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Please write about shingles. I am a 77-year-old woman who’s been married for 30 years, and I have shingles on my face and head. I am being treated with acyclovir. I have no idea what ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Dear Dr. Eva, An elderly relative was recently told she has a ...

Headlines and social media posts spread misleading claims this week about the COVID-19 vaccines and herpes. Specifically, posts and articles (like this one from the New York Post) imply that some ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Key Takeaways Taking a warm bath and using a cool compress can help manage genital ...

An observational study in the scientific journal Rheumatology in April 2021 used case reports to document herpes zoster (that's shingles, not oral/genital herpes) outbreaks in six patients. However, ...

A recent paper published in Rheumatology reported six female patients who developed herpes zoster infections within 3 to 14 days of receiving either the first or second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech ...