Immunizations are vital for all ages, but especially for seniors, since aging can weaken the immune system, making them more ...

Dr. Nisha Acharya got a letter from the National Institutes of Health terminating her grant to study the safety and ...

Prominent outside scientists who help the NIH evaluate its internal research programs are being abruptly removed ...

The immune system is very good and "wins" most of the time, but you are quite right that symptoms like a low-grade fever, ...

Most people who have Medicare can get the shingles vaccine for free. As of 2023, the shingles vaccine is fully covered through Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage as part of your prescription drug ...

After multiple studies have suggested a link between its shingles vaccine and dementia prevention, GSK is taking advantage of ...

Two words come to mind for Elizabeth Banks after her showdown with shingles: "Not fun." ...

The trailblazing study will use the data from up to 1.4million NHS patients to test whether its shingles vaccine reduces the risk of the degenerative disease, which is the country's biggest killer ...

We may already have a vaccine that could help prevent it. Related: 'I'm a Cleveland Clinic Neuropsychologist—Here's What I ...

Until March 10, she was studying the benefits and risks of the shingles vaccine, particularly as it relates to an infection called herpes zoster ophthalmicus: shingles in the nerves around the eye.

The risk of developing this condition, however, significantly diminishes through vaccination, with studies showing up to a 90% reduction in the risk of shingles for vaccinated individuals ...