Shingles can strike anyone who had chickenpox when they were young, and the intense pain that can accompany this body rash has sidelined many a senior.

Here, one expert explains how and why shingles can surface, and what you can do to treat it, or better yet, avoid it.

Shingles can happen at any age, but it most typically affects people over 50 who have stress and compromised immuni...

New government data shows that the chickenpox vaccine has virtually eliminated deaths and severe cases of the virus in U.S. children and teens.

In the analysis, released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 97% fewer chickenpox cases among people under 20, alon...