Shingles took down 26-year-old Tyrese Haliburton. Rules effectively ban young adults from getting the vaccine that prevents this debilitating illness.

The list of potential benefits of the shingles vaccine continues to grow. Beyond protecting against the viral infection and resulting painful rash, the shot has also been linked to a reduced risk of ...

Older adults vaccinated against shingles have lower dementia risk, a new study says. Shingles vaccination linked to lower dementia risk, more evidence suggests. Image credit: Luis Velasco/Getty Images ...

The same vaccine that keeps you safe from shingles could also do wonders for your brain, research out this week suggests. Scientists at Stanford University and others examined what happened after ...

Share on Pinterest Elizabeth Gomez, 54, of Huntington Park, right, receives a Prevnar and shingles vaccine by pharmacy manager Sandra Gonzalez at CVS in Huntington Park on August 28, 2024. Image ...

The shingles vaccine may not only protect against catching the painful virus, but it may also slower biologic aging. Researchers examined data from more than 3,800 participants, aged 70 and older, ...

Adults older than 50 who received the shingles vaccination experienced a decreased risk in heart disease, dementia and death, according to Ali Dehghani, DO, of Case Western Reserve University during a ...

People with heart disease who received a shingles vaccine had nearly half the rate of serious cardiac events a year later compared with those who did not get the vaccine, according to a study being ...

Shingles is a painful viral infection that can affect anyone who has had chickenpox, not just older adults.

The shingles vaccines may lower the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new analysis has found. Researchers examined data from 19 existing studies and found that adults vaccinated against herpes zoster ...