The large-scale study is one of the first to evaluate the two-dose recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) in a large sample group. Previous research has shown that dementia risk is lower with the ...

Chances are, if you were born before 1980, you had chickenpox at some point. Today, the highly contagious disease is rare in the U.S., owing to the efficacy of the vaccine, but the varicella-zoster ...

Q: I would encourage anyone on the fence about getting the Shingrix vaccine to seriously consider it. My elderly father had the older shingles vaccine but not Shingrix. Several years ago, he had ...

If you're over age 50 or have a suppressed immune system, you may have heard your doctor recommend the shingles vaccine. But what is the Shingrix vaccine, exactly, and how might you feel after getting ...

While lifesaving vaccines face a relentless onslaught from the Trump administration—with fervent anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading the charge—scientific literature is building a ...

In addition to preventing shingles, could the vaccine also support heart health? Image credit: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images In 2017, Shingrix received approval from the Food and Drug ...