Taking advantage of a unique public health policy in the UK, a new study has found that receiving the shingles vaccine ...

The shingles vaccine may have a protective effect against dementia, write doctors Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.

The study found shingles vaccination cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20%.

Shingrix is a onetime vaccination, given in two doses a few months apart. The CDC recommends it starting at age 50 for most ...

G etting vaccinated for the viral illness shingles, which causes a painful rash, could potentially be the next best tool in ...