Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Protecting immunocompromised individuals from infections like herpes zoster is an ongoing challenge for every ...

Learn about shingles, a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus. Early treatment and vaccination are crucial for ...

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

The use of valaciclovir as prophylaxis prevents herpes zoster (HZ) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving anifrolumab treatment, with no cases of zoster reported during the ...

Credit: Getty Images. Investigators report findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating outcomes associated with pulsed radiofrequency treatment among patients with herpes ...

Credit: Getty Images. This case study examines 2 patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, under dimethyl fumarate treatment, who developed severe herpes zoster infection. A reduction of ...

The oral Janus kinase inhibitor upadacitinib was well tolerated for moderate to severe inflammatory bowel disease over a ...

New evidence links viral infections to dementia risk, suggesting vaccines and antiviral therapies may offer preventive pathways against cognitive decline.