If you're over age 50 or have a suppressed immune system, you may have heard your doctor recommend the shingles vaccine. But ...

It’s a rite of passage — or probably should be — for adults upon reaching 50 years of age: getting vaccinated for shingles. Currently, the two-dose Shingrix vaccine, which is the only shingles vaccine ...

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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 ...

I recently reached the age when my primary care doctor recommended that I get the shingles vaccine. As a physician, I know shingles is a painful and debilitating disease and that the vaccine works.

Shingles is an infection nobody wants. Those who have endured the blistering rash describe the pain as searing, burning, or stabbing—sometimes lingering for months without relief. In severe cases, the ...

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’ve ever had chickenpox in your childhood, chances are you’re likely to develop shingles in the future. While people might assume that shingles — a painful, blistering rash — only affects older ...

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 ...