Large population studies by others found that severe infections, specifically with the cold sore virus, was a strong ...

A recent article by Harvard Medical School discussed an unexpected benefit that the shingles vaccine might provide ...

A routine vaccination recommended for adults over 50 might be doing double duty in protecting our health. Recent research ...

Shingles, caused by varicella-zoster virus, is a painful infection that can lead to serious complications if left untreated.

A large quasi-experimental study in Australia found that adults eligible for free shingles vaccination based on their date of ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

The U.S. is experiencing an outbreak of measles and is on track to have the most whooping cough cases since 1948; these ...

CNN: What vaccine is recommended to prevent shingles? Who should get it? Wen: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends two doses of the recombinant zoster vaccine, called Shingrix, ...