A variety of discoveries and innovations have transformed the field of medicine in the last few centuries, from the sterilization of surgical equipment to germ theory and microscopes all the way to vaccines. Ever since the 1790s, vaccines have been saving many lives each year, and they will protect patients from deadly diseases that once…
Over the past few years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a shingles vaccine that is over 90% effective. The condition, formally herpes zoster and informally known as shingles, causes a painful, blistering rash. The disease attacks nerves and can take weeks to clear up, causing numbness and tingling, shooting pains, itching, and fever…