And the danger doesn’t end once your measles symptoms subside. Research shows that even after recovery, your immune system ...

Long-term antiretroviral therapy helps people with HIV reduce the risk of pneumonia and shingles by strengthening the immune system. A large study shows that higher CD4 counts and sustained ART lower ...

A new study suggests the shingles vaccine may lower the likelihood of developing dementia as well as slow its progression in people who have already been diagnosed with the disease. Researchers are ...

A common vaccine meant to ward off shingles may be doing something even more extraordinary: protecting the brain. Earlier this year, researchers reported that the shingles vaccine cuts the risk of ...

An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of dementia. In a new study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers analyzing the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am writing to get your opinion on whether I should get the shingles vaccine. My sister and I somehow managed to avoid contracting chicken pox as children. My sister came down with ...

The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also known as herpes zoster, but a new study suggests that it could have ...

The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also known as herpes zoster — but a new study suggests that it could have ...

Shingles is linked to an increased risk for both major cardiovascular events and dementia, but vaccination against herpes zoster is associated with a reduced risk for both of these in those who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers evaluated patients with HIV and herpes zoster for adverse events by vaccination status. They found ...

A vaccine that prevents one of the most painful infections around could be good for your brain and heart, too. New research out this week shows the shingles vaccine is linked to a lower risk of ...