Viral infections trigger inflammation that raises heart disease risk, study finds. Vaccination against COVID, flu and shingles may help prevent cardiovascular complications.

The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, but a new study suggests that it could have major secondary benefits.

Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular events like a heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and ...

Nearly everyone in the world is at risk for shingles as they get older. Medical experts with GSK, as part of GSK’s THRIVE@50+ campaign say 99% of adults 50 years of age or older already have the virus ...

Getting shingles just once could increase the risk of long-term confusion and memory loss, a new study has found. The study, led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, linked the ...

BOSTON - Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have found that a common, painful rash could be linked to symptoms of dementia. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes ...

The findings bolster a growing body of research linking the vaccine to lower numbers of dementia cases. Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that causes ...

A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one — shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles vaccination cut older adults’ ...

The idea that you can “catch” shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they’ve got it. Often, they’ve recently been near a child with chickenpox or ...