Why is it taking so long for Dianne Feinstein to recover from shingles?
Los Angeles Times: David Canaday, professor at the School of Medicine, said that treating pain for shingles involves a wide range of drugs that can cause sedation and dizziness. For seniors especially, some of those can raise the risk of falls and other mishaps that create significant challenges, even for those who are still largely healthy, he said. “We see it in patients even who are not very elderly or frail,“ Canaday said. “If something afflicts you that makes you move less, become less active for awhile, that can start a tremendous downward spiral.”
