The antiviral drug valaciclovir (Valtrex), given prophylactically, kept patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) under treatment with anifrolumab (Saphnelo) from having herpes zoster attacks, ...

Vaccination for herpes zoster, a painful rash commonly known as shingles, among a large group of older adults was associated with a reduced risk of this condition, regardless of age, race or the ...

ATLANTA -- Having herpes zoster (shingles) boosted the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), but shingles vaccination reduced some risks for older adults, analyses presented at the ...

A new global systematic literature review and meta-analysis has shown that herpes zoster vaccination, used to prevent shingles, is associated with a statistically significant lower risk of heart ...

Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, pictured here, and not the herpes zoster virus, which causes shingles. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images) Monkeypox is not the same thing as shingles.

A new global systematic literature review and meta-analysis has shown that herpes zoster vaccination, used to prevent shingles, is associated with a statistically significant lower risk of heart ...

Acute herpes zoster, or shingles, interferes with all health areas for people with the condition, including sleep, enjoyment of life and general activities, according to a new study. Acute herpes ...

A new two-dose herpes zoster vaccine called HZ/su is safe and reduces the risk for shingles and postherpetic neuralgia by nearly 90% in people aged 70 years and older, according to a study published ...

Shingles is a medically termed herpes zoster. The name derives from the Latin term for belt. This is because Shingles generally results in a belt shaped rash. (6) Shingles is characterized by this ...

For this column, 2013 appears so far to be a different year. The first columns of years gone by were often exploratory. One year, it could review newer trends in the treatment of, say, cancer which ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at a higher risk of herpes zoster (commonly known as shingles, caused by varicella zoster virus infection) than the general population. In two new studies ...

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 ...