A growing body of evidence suggests the vaccine may also lower risk of stroke and heart attack ...

New research suggests shingles infections may increase the risk of cognitive decline in older adults. Scientists believe ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends adults over the age of 50 get the shingles vaccine. It prevents the painful disease, but now an additional benefit has been discovered. A new study ...

Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists ...

The illness is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus which causes chickenpox in children and will affect up to one in four adults across the UK, over 200,000 people annually. The first signs of ...

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Indiana Pacers Tyrese Haliburton was diagnosed with shingles but he’s expected to make a full recovery.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton has been diagnosed with shingles, his coach said on Feb. 22. The 25-year-old all-star ...