© 2024 Ideastream Public Media

1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216) 916-6100 | (877) 399-3307

WKSU is a public media service licensed to Kent State University and operated by Ideastream Public Media.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
News
To contact us with news tips, story ideas or other related information, e-mail newsstaff@ideastream.org.

Be Well: Shingles

Ask anyone who’s ever had shingles and they’ll tell you a story. Shingles causes a skin rash with blisters and can be very painful. About one in three Americans will get shingles sometime in life according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. A vaccine to help prevent it was approved in 2006. But there’s some confusion about the age at which folks should consider getting it.

kay.colby@ideastream.org | 216-916-6410