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I identified four things in particular that take on greater importance when you turn 50 – and that go beyond general health advice

Everything on this checklist will add security to your years, and perhaps years to your life.

When the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve to mark the beginning of 2023, I came to grips with the fact that I would turn 50 years old this year.

The painful infection is very common and often starts with a tingling feeling in the skin

And when they do, your risk of stroke goes up

The painful infection is very common

People with shingles have an increased risk of stroke, but the mechanism behind this long-term stroke risk is mostly unknown.

Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes chickenpox lying dormant in their nervous system. Most people contract the varicella zoster virus, or VZV, when they get chickenpox as children. For around a third of these people, this same virus will reactivate years later and cause shingles,…

The singer contracted shingles over a week ago which caused Victoria, his wife, to bring him to hospital, where further tests confirmed he has a rare brain condition called encephalitis

A new study has found that shingles is associated with an almost 30 per cent higher long-term risk of a stroke or heart attack.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend recently went through a bout of shingles. I really don't know much about this condition, but I know it was painful. How do you get it? Is there a treatment or vaccine for it?