While lifesaving vaccines face a relentless onslaught from the Trump administration—with fervent anti-vaccine advocate Robert ...

A shingles shot might do more than prevent a painful rash — it could actually help slow down the aging process. In a large national study of more than 3,800 Americans age 70 and older, those who ...

People often focus on the bad side effects of vaccines, but they can have some great side effects too, says columnist Michael Le Page. They don’t just protect us from contagious diseases but can also ...

Many public-health authorities recommend the shingles vaccine for people between 65 and 80 (although the range varies by region). The sharp age cut-offs used in the roll-out in each country or region, ...

A number of recent studies suggests that shingles vaccine has benefits beyond just protecting against shingles. A new study ...

Those who received the shingles vaccine were 20 per cent less likely to develop the disease than those who were unvaccinated ...

The shingles vaccine could, at a stretch, be labelled an accidental blockbuster. It does its intended job of fending off the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re over age 50 or have a suppressed immune system, you may have heard your doctor recommend the shingles vaccine. But what ...

A major new study has spotlighted three familiar medicines that could take on an unexpected new role in the fight against ...

A resurfaced video claims chickenpox vaccination fuels shingles outbreaks. Studies show shingles is less common among vaccinated kids.

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...